2017 American Transplant Congress
Perceived Legitimacy of Using Social Support for Transplant Eligibility: Results from a National Survey of Transplant Clinicians.
Background: Although the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services require that social support be used to determine transplant eligibility, guidance is vague. Centers vary significantly…2017 American Transplant Congress
Use of Modified Geriatric Assessment in Evaluation of Older Adults for Kidney Transplant Suitability.
BackgroundThere is an increasing incidence and prevalence of older adults with ESRD. Per guideline recommendations, many of these patients are now being considered for kidney…2017 American Transplant Congress
Transplanting Hepatitis C Kidneys into Negative KidnEy Recipients [THINKER] Trial.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Background: More than 500 kidneys from HCV+ deceased donors are discarded each year, even though direct acting antiviral therapies have cure rates exceeding 95%. We…2017 American Transplant Congress
Thrombalexin: Use of a Cytotopic Anticoagulant to Reduce Thrombotic Microangiopathy in a Highly Sensitized Model of Kidney Transplantation.
Introduction:Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) is a phenomenon observed in antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) of the kidney transplant, particularly in highly sensitized individuals. Following promising data in a…2017 American Transplant Congress
To Accept or Not Accept, That Is the Question: Donor Heart Selection Process and Outcome of Discarded Organs Transplanted in Another Center.
Purpose: The decision making process to accept a donor heart is very complicated, subjective and less associated with evidence based decisions. In this analysis we…2017 American Transplant Congress
Blood Transfusion Induced Donor Specific Antibodies Are Associated with Rejection and Graft Failure.
Introduction: Although it is well known that blood transfusions post-transplant are associated with the development of both HLA and donor specific antibodies [DSAs] and a…2017 American Transplant Congress
HLA Eplet Mismatches Predict DSA Formation, Graft Survival, and Re-Transplantation Rate in Pediatric Renal Transplantation.
The potential benefits of HLA epitope based matching are greatest for pediatric recipients, however, there is little published data on the association of epitope mismatches…2017 American Transplant Congress
Assessing Self-Efficacy During the Transition from Pediatric to Adult Liver Transplant Care.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Purpose: As part of ongoing quality improvement efforts, this project aimed to investigate changes in self-efficacy among adolescent / young adult liver transplant recipients participating…2017 American Transplant Congress
Penis Transplantation: First U.S. Experience.
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
STUDY PURPOSE: Penis transplantation represents a new paradigm in restoring function and anatomic appearance following genitourinary tissue loss. To date, only two penis transplants have…2017 American Transplant Congress
Accelerated Rejection of Secondary Third Party Allografts in Older Recipients Is Facilitated by an Augmented Innate Immune Response.
Accumulating evidence acknowledges the central relevance of aging and chronic antigen exposure in shaping the balance of innate and adaptive immunity. Here, we assessed whether…
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