2017 American Transplant Congress
HCV Eradication with DAA Therapy Should Be Attempted Prior to Liver Transplantation and Does Not Impact HCC Recurrence.
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background: Recent advances in the direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment of HCV have lead to high rates of HCV eradication, even in patients with decompensated cirrhosis.…2017 American Transplant Congress
Timing of HLA Testing as a Means of Reducing Cost and Increasing Efficiency of Living Kidney Donation.
Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Purpose: Creating an effective living kidney donor process can be a challenge for transplant centers. There needs to be a balance between efficiency, resources, patient…2017 American Transplant Congress
Trends in Long-Term Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation in Australia and New Zealand.
Introduction: Surgical and medical advances have led to considerable improvement in short-term outcomes of kidney transplantation, with 1-year graft and patient survival approaching 100%. However,…2017 American Transplant Congress
Novel Classification of Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis Pattern of Injury in Renal Allograft Based on Immunofluorescence Microscopy: Precise Diagnosis and Prognosis Analysis.
Background: Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) after renal transplantation is a pattern of injury with heterogenous etiologies. Novel classification of MPGN based on the Immunofluorescence microscopy was…2017 American Transplant Congress
Use of Hepatitis C Infected Organs for Kidney Transplantation: A Cost-Effective Analysis.
1Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada; 2University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Given that Hepatitis C (HCV) can be cured, organs from HCV+ deceased donors might be used even in HCV- recipients. However HCV treatment is expensive.…2017 American Transplant Congress
Use of Forensic DNA Testing to Trace Unethical Organ Procurement and Organ Trafficking Practices.
The purpose of this study is to establish a methodology, which allows to identify evidence of transplant organs originating from Falun Gong prisoners of conscience…2017 American Transplant Congress
Association with Tacrolimus Intraindividual Variability, Acute Microinflammation Based on 1 Year-Transplanted Kidney Biopsy After Transplantation, and Biopsy-Proven Acute Rejection.
Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate relationship between tacrolimus intraindividual variability (IIV), acute microinflammation (AMI) based on 1 year-transplanted kidney biopsy, and…2017 American Transplant Congress
Long Wait Time Regions for Liver Transplantation for HCC Have a Higher Cumulative Incidence of Death.
Abdominal Transplantation, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Purpose: To determine the effect of regional variability in wait timeon survival of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) listed for deceased donor liver transplantation(DDLT).Methods: Patients age>18…2017 American Transplant Congress
Simultaneous or Sequential Heart-Liver Transplantation Confer Superior Survival in Patients with Listed for Heart-Liver Transplantation: A National Analysis.
1Duke School of Medicine, Durham, NC; 2Dept of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Background: Simultaneous heart-liver transplantation (TXP), for patients with combined heart and liver failure, confers survival benefit over remaining on the waitlist. Whether heart TXP followed…2017 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of the Risk Index for Living Donor Kidney Transplantation (LKDPI) in a European Cohort.
Nephrology, Charité Universitaetsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
Introduction: Recently, a risk index for living donor kidney transplantation (LKDPI) was proposed (Massie et al. AJT 2016) to compare living donor kidneys (LDK) to…
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