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

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Validation of a Transplant Knowledge Quiz and Its Impact on Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients
H. Corbo, N. Patel, N. Pilch, V. Rohan, J. Fleming, T. Harrison, J. Hardcopf, B. O'Brien, C. Perez, P. Baliga, H. Meadows, D. Taber.
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.
The aim of this study is to determine if transplant quiz scores given prior to discharge were predictive of known patient risk factors and if…
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Livers from Donation after Circulatory Death Donors Can Be Safely Used for Retransplantation
O. van Leeuwen,¹ M. van Reeven,² J. Erdmann,³ H. Metselaar,⁴ A. van den Berg,⁵ B. van Hoek,⁶ W. Polak,² R. Porte.¹
¹Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; ²Department of Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands; ³Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands; ⁴Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands; ⁵Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; ⁶Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands.
Introduction: After donation after circulatory death (DCD) liver transplantation (LT), non-anastomotic biliary strictures (NAS) and early allograft dysfunction (EAD) are more frequently observed than after…
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Do Recent Heart Transplant Patients Need to Reside Close to the Transplanting Center? A Look at the Impact of Commuting Times on Clinical Outcomes
A. Velleca, E. Kransdorf, J. Patel, M. Kittleson, S. Dimbil, R. Levine, D. Geft, D. Chang, L. Czer, J. Kobashigawa.
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles.
Purpose: Compliance after heart transplantation (HTx) is crucial to ensure adequate drug dosing and avoidance of complications especially within the first six months. To ensure…
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A Population Based Study of Incidence of Post Kidney Transplant Malignancies
D. Sexton,¹ J. O'Neill,² P. O'Kelly,¹ S. Murray,¹ S. Deady,³ E. O'Leary,³ P. Morris,⁴ P. Conlon.¹
¹Department of Nephrology & Transplantation, Beaumont Hospital Dublin, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland, Dublin, Ireland; ²Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; ³National Cancer Registry Ireland, Cork, Ireland; ⁴Department of Oncology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
IntroductionWe aimed to report national standardised incidence for malignancy post transplant compared to the general population stratified by solid organ categories. In this study we…
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Molecular Assessment of Post-Transplant Glomerular Disease Comparing to Transplant Glomerulopathy
E. Akalin,¹ M. e Silva,² Y. Bao,¹ V. Bontha,³ M. Ajaimy,¹ V. Mas,³ P. [Oacute] Broin.²
¹Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; ²National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland; ³University of Virginia, Charlottesville.
Background: Intragraft gene expression profiles of glomerular disease after kidney transplantation has not been well described other than transplant glomerulopathy (TGP) which develops due to…
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Differential Effects of Inhibiting Glycolysis on Human Treg Subsets
N. Tanimine, B. Priyadharshini, S. Germana, L. Turka.
Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are a promising therapeutic tool for inducing transplantation tolerance. Tregs can be divided into those of thymic origin (tTreg) and those…
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Variation in Post-Transplant Opiate Prescribing Patterns across Transplant Centers
A. Mathur, D. Ubl, J. Harbell, K. Croome, C. Taner, J. Heimbach, A. Moss, E. Habermann.
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Phoenix, Jacksonville.
Background: Excess opiate prescribing has led to an epidemic, and evidence to guide abdominal transplant practice is lacking. We aimed to identify variation in opiate…
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Humoral Immune Response to Seasonal Influenza Infection in Transplant Recipients
C. Hirzel,¹ V. Ferreira,¹ A. L'Huillier,¹ K. Hoschler,² E. Cordero,³ G. Reid,⁴ J. Englund,⁵ A. Limaye,⁶ A. Humar,¹ D. Kumar.¹
¹UHN, Toronto, Canada; ²Public Health England, London, United Kingdom; ³REIPI, Sevilla, Spain; ⁴LUMC, Chicago; ⁵SCH, Seattle; ⁶UOWMC, Seattle.
Background: Little is known about the serologic response to natural influenza infection in transplant recipients. We describe the hemagglutinin antibody response to influenza A/H1N1 infection…
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Thrombotic Microangiopathy after Renal Transplantation: A Clinicopathological Study and Identification of Prognostic Factors
K. Dessaix,¹ C. Bontoux,² O. Aubert,¹ J. Zuber,¹ R. Sberro Soussan,¹ V. Frémeaux-Bacchi,³ M. Le Quintrec,⁴ C. Legendre,¹ M. Rabant.²
¹Renal Transplantation Department, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Paris, France; ²Pathology Department, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Paris, France; ³Immunology Laboratory, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, Paris, France; ⁴Nephrology Department, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
IntroductionThrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), whether de novo or recurrent, is a serious complication after renal transplantation, but prognostic factors and the role of complement inhibitors in…
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Familial Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease in Healthy Live Kidney Donors
A. Muzaale,¹ A. Massie,¹ F. Al Ammary,¹ K. Lentine,² D. Segev.¹
¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore; ²Saint Louis University, St. Louis.
Kidney donor candidates are rigorously evaluated so that only the lowest risk are cleared for donation; however, it is not standard practice to exclude candidates…