Am J Transplant, Volume 17, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 150 of 181 - ATC Abstracts

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Renal Transplant Recipients with Indication for Antiplatelet Therapy: Increased Risk for the Allograft?
T. Benko, M. Gottmann, S. Radunz, J. Treckmann, F. Saner, A. Paul, D. Hoyer.
General Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital, Essen, Germany
Background Antiplatelet therapy is common in patients on the waiting list for kidney transplantation increasing the risk for perioperative blood loss. This study evaluates the…
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Is There a [bdquo]Weekend Effect“ in Kidney Transplantation? – A Single Center Study.
K. Schütte-Nütgen, G. Thölking, H. Pavenstädt, B. Suwelack, S. Reuter.
Department of Internal Medicine D, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
The "weekend effect" describes increased adverse events and outcomes for patients hospitalized on weekends due to limited resources at hospitals and - in the context…
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Endovascular Management of Transplant Renal Artery Stenosis: A Safe and Effective Treatment.
A. Cavalcanti,¹ M. Durao,^1,2 B. Santos,^1,2 E. Tonato,^1,2 M. Doher,² N. Guimaraes-Souza,^1,2 L. Moreira Valle,¹ B. Affonso,¹ F. Nasser,¹ A. Pacheco-Silva.^1,2
¹Nephrology, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil; ²Nephrology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background:Transplant Renal Artery Stenosis (TRAS) is a low incidence complication, but if untreated, can lead to graft failure, refractory hypertension (HT) and reduced life expectancy.…
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Status 1 Liver Transplantation: Changes in Characteristics and Outcome Over Time.
H. Truong, L. Lacar, L. Wong.
General Surgery, University of Hawaii, JABSOM, Honolulu, HI
Purpose: Approximately 5% of liver transplants (LT) annually require this urgently as “Status 1." The aim of this study is to characterize patients who received…
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Is It Safe to Use Older Donor Liver Grafts for Older Recipients?
M. Safwan, K. Collins, K. Takahashi, M. Rizzari, A. Yoshida, M. Abouljoud, S. Nagai.
Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Aim: The safety of liver transplantation (LT) using older donor grafts into older recipients remains to be elucidated. The aim of this study was to…
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Association of BK and CMV Viremia with Pancreas Allograft Survival Among Adults Receiving Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplant: The Wisconsin Allograft Recipient Database (WisARD).
F. Aziz, B. Astor, S. Parajuli, N. Garg, B. Muth, D. Mandelbrot, A. Djamali, D. Kaufman, J. Odorico, H. Sollinger, M. Mohamed.
Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Knowing impact of BKV viremia and CMV infection on pancreas allograft outcome post Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney transplant (SPK) may improve allograft long-term survival and…
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BK Virus in Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplantation.
P. Uva,^1,2 L. Leon,¹ E. Minue,¹ A. Dotta,¹ F. Toniolo,¹ R. Pilotti,¹ E. Chuluyan,² D. Casadei.¹
¹Instituto de Nefrología de Buenos Aires - Nephrology, Buenos Aires, Argentina; ²CEFyBO - CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
BK virus (BKV) may produce nephropathy that could lead to graft failure. The most effective treatment is to decrease immunosuppression (IS). In simultaneous pancreas kidney…
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Donor and Recipient Views on Their Relationship in Living Kidney Donation: Thematic Synthesis of Qualitative Studies.
A. Ralph,^1,2 P. Butow,¹ C. Hanson,^1,2 S. Chadban,^1,3 J. Chapman,¹ J. Craig,^1,2 J. Kanellis,⁴ G. Luxton,⁵ A. Tong.^1,2
¹University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; ²Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia; ³Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia; ⁴Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; ⁵University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Background: Many donors and recipients report an improved relationship after transplant, however tension, neglect, guilt and proprietorial concern over the recipient can impede donor and…
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Chimerism-Related Allotolerance Is Induced by Exosome Acquisition and Reprogramming of Host Dendritic Cells.
D. Lema,¹ W. Bracamonte-Baran,² E. Jankowska-Gan,¹ F. Claas,³ J. van Rood,³ A. Mulder,³ W. Burlingham.¹
¹Surgery - Transplant Division, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI; ²Pathology, Division of Immunology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; ³Immunohaematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Maternal microchimerism (MMc) has been associated with allo-specific graft tolerance in mice and humans. This tolerance is associated with membrane allo-antigen acquisition (mAAQ), which is…
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Blocked of Bat3 Expression Promotes Transplant Tolerance by Inducing IL-10 Expression in Dendritic Cells.
G. Gu, H. Hang, Q. Xia.
Department of Hepatic Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
Objective: To explore the effect of Bat3 on DCs during transplant tolerance induction.Methods: Allogeneic heart transplants were performed between WT and Bat3flox/floxCD11c-Cre+ mice, to test…