Am J Transplant, Volume 18, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 182 of 211 - ATC Abstracts

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Temporary Contraindication of Obese Recipients in Kidney Transplantation: A New Morphometric Tool for Decision Support
U. Pinar,¹ Y. Renard,² D. Bedretdinova,³ C. Lebacle,¹ B. Parier,¹ Y. Hamoudi,¹ J. Irani,¹ T. Bessede.¹
¹Department of Urology, Hopitaux Universitaires Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin-Bicetre, France; ²Department of Digestive Surgery, University Hospital of Reims, Reims, France; ³U1018, INSERM, Villejuif, France.
IntroductionBased on body mass index (BMI) and/or clinical examination, morbid obesity can be a temporary contraindication (TCI) of kidney transplantation. However, BMI alone does not…
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Kidney Transplantation Alone in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients with Hepatitis B Liver Cirrhosis
M. Jang,¹ M. Lee,² S. Kim.¹
¹Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ²Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Choengju St. Mary's General Hospital, Choengjusi, Republic of Korea.
BackgroundKidney transplantation (KT) alone in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients with hepatitis B virus-induced liver cirrhosis (LC) remains controversial. This study compared outcomes of KT…
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Treatment of BK Viremia: Single-Center Experience
A. Karim, A. Hines, K. Wang, S. Saleh, B. Suleiman, W. Hassan, A. Maibam, M. Yaseen, A. Castellanos, V. Cornea, X. Mei, R. Gedaly, T. Waid, A. El-Husseini.
Nephrology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
INTRODUCTION:BK viremia (BKV) and BK virus nephropathy (BKVN) is recognized as an emerging problem in renal transplant recipients. Only reduction of immunosuppressants had shown efficacy…
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Adjunctive Corticosteroid Immunosuppression Improves Hyperbilirubinemia Following Liver Transplantation (OLT)
G. Malat, D. Reich, G. Xiao, M. Harhay, K. Ranganna, D. Lee, S. Guy, S. Munoz.
Drexel University, Philadelphia.
Background: Deceased donor orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) can result in significant delayed function, manifesting as protracted hyperbilirubinemia, depending on the intensity of the ischemia/reperfusion injury…
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Comprehensive Validation of Different Clinical Prediction Models on Short- and Long-Term Outcome Following Orthotopic Liver Transplantation
J. Boecker,¹ Z. Czigany,¹ J. Bednarsch,¹ I. Amygdalos,¹ F. Meister,¹ D. Morales Santana,¹ W. Schoening,¹ T. Ulmer,¹ M. Krebbers,¹ G. Koek,¹ D. Kroy,² F. Tacke,² C. Trautwein,² U. Neumann,¹ G. Lurje.¹
¹Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital RWTH, Aachen, Germany; ²Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital RWTH, Aachen, Germany.
Background: Organ shortage remains a major problem in orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). An optimal utilization of the donor pool with better prediction of outcome is…
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Liver Transplantation for Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis: Is Early Always Necessary?
T. Wu,¹ N. Nissen,² C. Galloway,² A. Klein,² T. Tran,¹ W. Ayoub,¹ M. Noureddin,¹ I. Kim,² T. Todo,² V. Sundaram.¹
¹Department of Medicine and Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; ²Department of Surgery and Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Aim: Prior studies have demonstrated liver transplantation (LT) as a viable option for patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis (AH) who fail steroid treatment. These studies…
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Prevalence and Persistence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Subclinical Vascular Damage in Patients after Pediatric Lung Transplantation
M. Onnen,¹ N. Memaran,¹ B. Borchert,¹ R. Blöte,¹ R. Sugianto,¹ C. Müller,² A. Melk.¹
¹Pediatric Kidney, Liver and Metabolic Diseases, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; ²Pediatric Pulmonology, Allergology and Neonatology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
In adults undergoing solid organ transplantation, cardiovascular (CV) disease causes a high level of morbidity and mortality. Children after lung transplantation (Lu-Tx) are prone to…
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Lymph Node Stromal Laminins Modulate the Dynamic Balance of the Treg/Th17 Axis
L. Li, T. Simon, W. Piao, Y. Xiong, V. Saxena, T. Zhang, C. Wagner, J. Bromberg.
University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.
Background: Tolerance and immunity are associated with differential expression of lymph node (LN) stromal laminins α4β1γ1 (411) and α5β1γ1 (511), respectively, which determine how alloreactive…
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Clinical Trials and Electronic Health Records
J. Chen, S. Bhattachrya, M. Sirota, M. Sarwal, A. Butte.
Institute for Computational Health Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco; Deaprtment of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco.
Background. Ethnic and gender disparities in solid organ transplantation (tx) have social and clinical implications.General disparities for donor access and complications within clinical-trial, national and…
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CMV-Specific CD8+ T-Cell Immune Competence Score as Predictor of Outcome for CMV Infection after Transplantation
A. Meesing,¹ R. Abraham,² R. Razonable.¹
¹Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; ²Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Introduction: Control of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection after solid organ transplantation (SOT) requires a functional immune system. We assessed the utility of a flow cytometric assay…