Am J Transplant, Volume 18, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 127 of 211 - ATC Abstracts

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Psychotic Disorders and Outcomes after Kidney Transplantation
M. Molnar,^1,2 J. Eason,^1,2 A. Gaipov,³ M. Talwar,^1,2 P. Potukuchi,³ K. Kalantar-Zadeh,⁴ C. Kovesdy.^3,5
¹Division of Transplant Surgery, Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute, Memphis, TN; ²Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN; ³Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN; ⁴Division of Nephrology, University of California, Irvine, CA; ⁵Nephrology Section, Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, TN.
Background: The prevalence of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia combined is around 1-4% in the general population and both represent relative contraindications for kidney transplantation. However,…
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Pregnancy Outcomes in Kidney Recipients with Lupus Nephritis
S. Rao,^1,2 L. Coscia,¹ D. Armenti,¹ M. Moritz,^1,3,4 S. Constantinescu.^1,2
¹Transplant Pregnancy Registry International, Gift of Life Institute, Philadelphia, PA; ²Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; ³Surgery, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA; ⁴Surgery, Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL.
Lupus nephritis (LN) predominately affects females of childbearing age. This study aims to characterize pregnancy outcomes in kidney transplant recipients (KT) with LN compared to…
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Long Term IVIG Infusions for Treatment of Chronic Antibody Mediated Rejection in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
A. Al-Uzri,¹ C. Shaut,² S. Iragorri,¹ R. Jenkins,¹ K. Richardson,¹ D. Rozansky,¹ M. Wright,¹ K. Roayaie.²
¹Pediatrics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR; ²Transplantation, Oregon Health & Scinece University, Porltand, OR.
Objectives: The emergence of donor specific antibodies (DSA) after kidney transplantation (Tx) is associated with lower graft survival. The benefit of using intravenous gamma globulin…
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Prevalence of Abnormal Hemoglobin A1C in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
A. Serluco,¹ R. Liverman,¹ R. George,^1,2 R. Garro.^1,2
¹Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA; ²Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
Background: The incidence of new-onset diabetes after kidney transplantation (NODAT) in the pediatric population has not been well characterized. Early recognition of glucose intolerance may…
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Outcomes of Renal Transplantation in Pediatric Patients with VACTERL Association
J. Diaz,¹ B. Chavers,² S. Chinnakotla,³ P. Verghese.²
¹Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; ²Pediatric Nephrology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; ³Transplant Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
In this single-center retrospective review, we studied transplant outcomes in nine pediatric patients with VACTERL association, making this the largest study of its kind. Of…
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Liver Transplantation for Locally Advanced Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Treated with Neoadjuvant Therapy: A Pilot Cohort Study
K. Lunsford,¹ M. Javle,² K. Heyne,¹ R. Shroff,² R. Hassan Ali,² C. Mobley,¹ D. Victor,¹ A. Kaseb,² T. Aloia,² C. Conrad,² X. Li,¹ H. Monsour,¹ A. Gaber,¹ J-.N. Vauthey,² R. Ghobrial.¹
¹Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX; ²MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
INTRODUCTIONIntrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) is a well-recognized contraindication for liver transplantation (LT). Recent reports indicate favorable LT outcomes for early iCCA (<2cm), but, poor survival persists…
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High Prevalence of Hypertension and Alterations in Rhythmicity in Recipients of Pediatric Transplants
N. Memaran,¹ M. Kirchner,² R. Blöte,¹ B. Maecker-Kolhoff,³ I. Goldschmidt,¹ C. Müller,⁴ J. Epping,⁵ R. Sugianto,¹ B. Borchert,¹ B. Schmidt,⁶ E. Wühl,⁷ A. Melk.¹
¹Department of Pediatric Kidney, Liver and Metabolic Diseases, Hannover Med. School, Hanover, Germany; ²Department of Medical Biometry, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; ³Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hannover Med. School, Hanover, Germany; ⁴Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Allergology, and Neonatology, Hannover Med. School, Hanover, Germany; ⁵Department of Medical Sociology, Hannover Med. School, Hanover, Germany; ⁶Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Hannover Med. School, Hanover, Germany; ⁷Division of Pediatric Nephrology, University Children's Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Hypertension (HTN) is a major issue after transplantation (Tx). Ambulatory blood pressure (BP) monitoring (ABPM) permits the diagnosis of masked HTN and nocturnal HTN. Fourier…
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Cost Analysis of Biliary Strictures Following Orthotopic Liver Transplantation in the United States
J. Jones,¹ N. Bhutiani,¹ D. Wei,² L. Goldstein,³ R. Martin,¹ C. Jones,¹ R. Cannon.¹
¹Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY; ²Real-world Data Analytics and Research, Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ; ³Health Economics and Market Access, Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ.
Introduction: While previous studies have evaluated risk factors, management, and outcomes in patients who develop biliary strictures (BS) after undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT), none…
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Providing Transplant Candidates with Patient-Specific Public Reports about Programs That Transplant Patients Like Them
C. Schaffhausen,^1,4 M. Bruin,³ S. Chu,³ A. Matas,⁵ J. Lake,⁶ W. Kim,^7,4 S. Biggins,⁸ J. Snyder,^2,4 B. Kasiske,^1,4 A. Israni.^1,2
¹Department of Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC), University of Minnesota (UMN), Minneapolis, MN; ²Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, UMN, Minneapolis, MN; ³College of Design, UMN, Minneapolis, MN; ⁴Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN; ⁵Department of Surgery, UMN, Minneapolis, MN; ⁶Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, UMN, Minneapolis, MN; ⁷Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA; ⁸Division of Hepatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) provides federally mandated program-specific reports (PSR) to the public. Previous patient feedback indicated interest in tailoring search information…
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The Effect of Pre-Transplant Insomnia and Post-Transplant Insomnia on Survival among Solid Organ Recipients
K-.F. Lee,² Y. Tsai,¹ C. Lin,¹ C-.B. Hsieh,^3,5 S. Wu,⁴ T. Chen,⁵ Y-.C. Lin,¹ W-.H. Lee,^6,7 F. Lin,⁸ C. Tsai.^1,9,10
¹Cardiovascular Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; ²Biobank Management Center, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; ³General Surgery, Hualien Armed Forces General Hospital, Hualien County, Taiwan; ⁴Urology, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; ⁵General Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; ⁶Pathology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; ⁷Pathology, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei, Taiwan; ⁸Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; ⁹Cardiovascular Surgery, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; ¹⁰Graduate Institute of Pharmacology, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
BackgroundBecause studies about insomnia among organ recipients were scarce, we used National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) between 2001 and 2012 to understand how pre-transplant…