2017 American Transplant Congress
Use of Biodegradable Stents for the Treatment of Anastomotic Biliary Strictures in Pediatric Liver Transplant Patients.
Objectives To evaluate feasibility, safety and mid-time outcome of pediatric liver transplant patients treated with a biodegradable biliary stent for anastomotic biliary strictures.Methods Retrospective study…2017 American Transplant Congress
Modular Training in Organ Procurement, in the Present Era of High BMI Donors: Validation by Results.
Multi Organ Transplant Unit, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada
Back ground: Last year, we presented our improved quality care data of modular training program (step wise surgical training) for all abdominal organ procurements at…2017 American Transplant Congress
Recognition of Islet Xenografts In Vivo by Non-Obese Diabetic (NOD) Insulin-Specific CD4 T Cells.
Surgery and Immunology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO
Xenogeneic islet transplantation has been one ongoing goal for treating autoimmune Type 1 diabetes. Autoimmune diabetes involves a T cell response restricted to the host…2017 American Transplant Congress
Effects of Anti-HLA Antibodies on Endothelial Expression and Serum Levels of Thrombomodulin in Kidney Recipients.
Medicine, Universite Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada
Background: Thrombomodulin (TBM) is an anticoagulant and anti-inflammatory protein expressed on endothelial cells (ECs). Mutations of TBM are seen in thrombotic microangiopathies due to aHUS.…2017 American Transplant Congress
Controlled Donation After Circulatory Death (cDCD) Donors May Become Similar to Brain Death Donors (DBD).
Since 2014 in France, we started a cDCD program characterized by the introduction of normothermia regional perfusion (nRP) and selection criteria as donor age ≤65…2017 American Transplant Congress
Weekend Discharge and Early Hospital Readmission After Kidney Transplant: A Multi-Center Analysis.
Background: Kidney transplant (KT) recipients with early hospital readmission (EHR, <30 days after discharge from KT) are at higher risk for poor post-KT outcomes. There…2017 American Transplant Congress
Non-Directed Kidney Donor Candidate Referral, Care, and Attrition in an Online Portal.
When non-directed live kidney donation (NDD) was first described in the early 2000s, a high rate of inquiry per actual donor was noted. Since then,…2017 American Transplant Congress
Perceived Patient Barriers for Kidney Transplant Evalution Among Transplant Center Staff.
Background: The Southeastern United States has the lowest rates of kidney transplant in the nation. Disparities in transplant access among end stage renal disease (ESRD)…2017 American Transplant Congress
Lung Preservation Solution Exposure at Cardiac Procurement Is Associated Increased Incidence of Coronary Arterial Vasculopathy.
Purpose: To evaluate cardiac recipient survival and incidence of coronary artery vasculopathy (CAV) in recipient hearts that have been exposed to lung preservation solution, Perfadex.Methods:…2017 American Transplant Congress
Exploring Differential Antibody Response to Bortezomib in Heart Transplantation.
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Twelve heart transplant candidates (2013-2016) received Bortezomib (BTZ) for desensitization. Differential antibody (Ab) response was observed. BTZ cycles consisted of 4 injections of 1.3 mg/m2;…
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