2017 American Transplant Congress
In the Modern Era, Cytomegalovirus Does Not Appear to Increase Intimal Thickening After Heart Transplantation.
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles
Background: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) has been associated with the subsequent development of cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) after heart transplantation. In the more recent era, CMV has…2017 American Transplant Congress
Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation After Heart Transplantation: Does It Require Surgical Repair?
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles
Background: Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) after heart transplantation is common. Causes for TR may be due to volume overload, flail tricuspid leaflet from endomyocardial biopsy, pulmonary…2017 American Transplant Congress
Histone Methyltransferase EZH2 Was Involved in the Mechanism of let-7e Inhibition of TNF-α Expression.
Inflammatory cytokines, such as TNF-α, play important roles in transplantation and infection. The expression of these inflammatory factors can be regulated by many kinds of…2017 American Transplant Congress
Titers of Blood Group B Patients Using Non-A1 Reagent/Donor Cells for the Purpose of ABO Incompatible Kidney Transplantation.
NJ Sharing Network, New Providence
Background: Blood group B patients are eligible to receive offers from non-A1 or non-A1B kidney donors. Current practice in many institutions involves performing these titers…2017 American Transplant Congress
Avascular Necrosis in Kidney Transplant Recipients: Recent Data from a Cohort Study.
Avascular osteonecrosis (AVN) is the most disabling bone complication after kidney transplantation (KT). Its incidence decreased from 15% to 4% after the introduction of cyclosporine…2017 American Transplant Congress
Waitlist Outcomes of Patients Re-Listed Following Failed Donation After Cardiac Death (DCD) Liver Transplant.
Transplant, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL
Introduction: The outcome for patients re-listed after developing ischemic cholangiopathy(IC) or graft failure following liver transplant(LT) from a DCD donor, remains a significant concern. Better…2017 American Transplant Congress
Graft and Patient Survival in Liver Transplantation for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis with Organs from DCD versus DBD Donors: Analysis of the UNOS Database.
Background: Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) remains a major indication for liver transplantation (LT) worldwide. In an era of limited organ donation pool, assessment of PSC…2017 American Transplant Congress
Pancreas Organ Underutilization: 15-Year Analysis.
Department of Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
Pancreas recovery has declined by 32% over 15yrs. We analyzed national pancreas utilization rates for donors with suitable criteria for pancreas retrieval to understand this…2017 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Outcome of Pancreas Transplantation in Elderly Patients with Diabetes Mellitus.
Introduction: The age of the recipient is an important factor affecting the outcome of pancreas transplantation. In elderly people, it was a taboo due to…2017 American Transplant Congress
Pancreatectomy and Islet Autotransplantation After Combined Split Liver Transplantation and Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Case Report.
1Oslo Univ. Hospital, Oslo, Norway; 2Rudbeck Laboratory Uppsala Univ. Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
IntroductionLiver cirrhosis (LC) and common bile duct (CBD) malignancy often require combined liver transplant (LT) and pancreatectomy (PE). Total pancreatectomy (TP) often results in unstable…
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