Am J Transplant, Volume 17, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 88 of 181 - ATC Abstracts

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Can We Successfully Overcome Obesity as a Barrier for Kidney Transplantation?
K. Zorbas,¹ S. Karhadkar,¹ S. Rao,² K. Lau,¹ I. Lee,² A. Gillespie,² S. Constantinescu,² A. Karachristos,¹ A. Di Carlo.¹
¹Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; ²Nephrology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Obesity is a significant barrier for kidney transplantation (KT) with higher rates of denial for listing and longer listing to transplantation interval. We examined the…
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Impact of NODAT on Post-Transplant Survival – An Analysis of UNOS Data.
N. Sarabu, S. Deo, S. Park.
University Hospital Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland
Background: New Onset Diabetes After Transplantation (NODAT) is common and may adversely affect long-term patient survival. Impact of NODAT on patient survival in heart transplantation…
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Patterns of Monocyte Differentiation and Activation in a Non-Human Primate Model of Brain Death.
P. Chlebeck, J. Danobeitia, L. Zitur, T. Zens, X. Xu, S. Odorico, A. D'Alessandro, L. Fernandez.
Surgery - Division of Transplantation, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
Brain-death (BD) induces a systemic inflammatory response known to impair tissue perfusion and promote graft immunogenicity. Monocytes play a significant role in the regulation of…
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Assessments of Literacy, Cognitive Function and Transplant Medication Knowledge in Renal Transplant Recipients.
J. Trofe-Clark,¹ W. Gbemudu,² S. Ryan,² D. Sawinski,¹ M. Lim,¹ S. Goral,¹ M. Bleicher,¹ R. Bloom,¹ P. Reese.¹
¹Renal Division, Perelman School of Medicine, Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; ²Hosp. of Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Background: Medication adherence is often low in renal transplant recipients (RTR) and is in part due to inadequate knowledge. Therefore, new tools to identify medication…
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Psychosocial Distress in Chronic Kidney Disease: Benefits of Kidney Transplantation.
C. Richardson,¹ D. Belenko,¹ E. Mucsi,¹ N. Edwards,¹ D. Wong,¹ M. Novak,² M. Li,³ I. Mucsi.¹
¹Multiorgan Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; ²Department of Psychiatry, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; ³Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
PurposeWe describe the frequency of psychosocial distress among Canadian patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD), and compare distress between pre-dialysis, dialysis patients and kidney…
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Change in Mycophenolate and Tacrolimus Exposure by Transplant Vintage and Race.
K. Soliman, A. Posadas Salas, D. Taber.
Transplant, MUSC, Charleston, SC
There is strong evidence that both tacrolimus (FK) and mycophenolate (MMF) have improved outcomes in kidney transplantation; yet, the impact of exposure of these immunosuppressants…
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Trends in Liver Transplantation Among Older Adults with ESLD.
C. Haugen,¹ Q. Huang,² M. Pozo,¹ M. McAdams-DeMarco,² D. Segev.^1,2
¹Surgery, JHU, Baltimore; ²Epidemiology, JHU, Baltimore
As the population ages and as the average age of liver transplant (LT) waitlist candidates increases, understanding of the trends and outcomes is imperative for…
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Donor Body Mass Index and Utilization of Liver Biopsy: An Evaluation of National Practices and Organ Utilization.
J. Steggerda,¹ D. Marguiles,¹ D. Malinoski,² M. Bloom.¹
¹Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; ²Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
Background: As the prevalence of obesity in America increases, so has the proportion of donors with elevated body mass index (BMI). While graft steatosis >30%…
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Beta Cell-Specific Free Circulating DNA May Predict the Outcome After Clinical Islet Transplantation.
B. Gala-Lopez,¹ D. Neiman,² T. Kin,¹ D. O'Gorman,¹ A. Pepper,¹ A. Malcolm,¹ B. Glaser,³ R. Shemer,² Y. Dor,² J. Shapiro.¹
¹Department of Surgery, Clinical Islet Transplant Program, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; ²Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel; ³Endocrinology and Metabolism Service, Department of Internal Medicine, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
Optimizing engraftment and early survival of human beta cells after clinical islet transplantation is critical to long-term function, but there are no reliable, quantifiable measures…
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Kidney Re-Transplant Rate in Simultaneous Kidney Pancreas Transplant Recipients.
M. McCormick, J. Luo, A. Hoffman.
Transplant, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Bladder drainage, although no longer the most commonly performed method for exocrine drainage of the pancreas, remains an option for patients undergoing simultaneous pancreas- kidney…