2017 American Transplant Congress
Risk of Ischemic Biliary Injury Is Not Associated with Prolonged Hepatic Artery Ischemic Times During Liver Transplantation.
1Univ. Colorado, Aurora, CO; 2Univ. Washington, Seattle, WA
Biliary strictures after liver transplant (LT) are associated with increased patient morbidity and graft failure. AIM: To assess the association of duration of hepatic artery…2017 American Transplant Congress
Survival Outcomes from DCD Transplant Are Comparable to DBD Transplant from Kidneys Procured from Donors > 50 Years of Age. A UNOS/OPTN Propensity Score Matched Pair Analysis.
Multi-Organ Transplant Unit, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada
Background:Caution is guarded in accepting offers from old donors due to risk of poor graft function. We aim to present the factors significantly determining the…2017 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Economics Post Implementation of the Affordable Care Act and the Budget Control Act Sequestration Adjustment on Medicare Reimbursement.
1VUMC, Nashville; 2Tx Mgmt Group, San Diego; 3Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville
Purpose: Adjustments in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 and sequestration from the Budget Control Act (BCA) of 2011 have impacted Medicare reimbursement for…2017 American Transplant Congress
Glomerular CD45 Immunostaining in Post Perfusion Graft Biopsies Predicting Rejection.
Renal Transplant Unit, University Hospitals Coventry, Coventry, United Kingdom
Introduction: Recipients of incompatible renal allografts remain at risk of developing AMR after transplantation. Current microarray analysis of allograft biopsies showed similar disturbances in AMR…2017 American Transplant Congress
Podocyte Participates in the ST2 Related Renal Fibrosis.
Objective Soluble ST2 (sST2) which is the receptor of IL-33 is involved in renal inflammation and it is also correlated with disease severity in chronic…2017 American Transplant Congress
Assessment and Transplantation of Declined Human Kidneys Using Ex-Vivo Normothermic Kidney Perfusion.
PurposeThe aim of this study was to make more kidneys available for transplantation by using ex-vivo normothermic kidney perfusion (EVKP) technology to assess the quality…2017 American Transplant Congress
Patient and Kidney Allograft Survival in Recipients with End Stage Renal Disease from Amyloidosis.
Background: Data on patient and graft outcomes of kidney transplant recipients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) from systemic amyloidosis is scarce. Methods: We performed…2017 American Transplant Congress
Stable Deceased Donor Transplantation Rates Among Pediatric Candidates Post-KAS Implementation.
1University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham; 2University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Background: The Kidney Allocation System (KAS) was implemented in December 2014 and increased access to deceased donor kidney transplant (DDKT) for highly sensitized candidates. Concerns…2017 American Transplant Congress
Living Kidney Donors: Battling High Attrition Rates During Evaluation Process.
MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington DC
With an ever increasing kidney waiting list, a major goal is to expand living donor transplantation (LD). LD increases volume and provides higher quality, longer…2017 American Transplant Congress
Combination αCD28+αCD40 Costimulation Blockade Attenuates Acute and Chronic Rejection in Non-Human Primates.
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Purpose: Monotherapy using αCD28 or αCD40 antibodies significantly prolongs graft survival but does not induce tolerance in non-human primates (NHP). Here, we evaluate the relative…
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