ATC Abstracts

American Transplant Congress abstracts

  • Home
  • Meetings Archive
    • 2022 American Transplant Congress
    • 2021 American Transplant Congress
    • 2020 American Transplant Congress
    • 2019 American Transplant Congress
    • 2018 American Transplant Congress
    • 2017 American Transplant Congress
    • 2016 American Transplant Congress
    • 2015 American Transplant Congress
    • 2013 American Transplant Congress
  • Keyword Index
  • Resources
    • 2021 Resources
    • 2016 Resources
      • 2016 Welcome Letter
      • ATC 2016 Program Planning Committees
      • ASTS Council 2015-2016
      • AST Board of Directors 2015-2016
    • 2015 Resources
      • 2015 Welcome Letter
      • ATC 2015 Program Planning Committees
      • ASTS Council 2014-2015
      • AST Board of Directors 2014-2015
      • 2015 Conference Schedule
  • Search
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Induction Type and Outcomes in HLA-DR Mismatch Kidney Transplantation

    K. Sureshkumar, S. Hussain, B. Chopra.

    Nephrology and Hypertension, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA.

    In kidney transplantation, donor-recipient HLA-DR mismatch is considered high immunologic risk portending inferior outcomes. We sought to explore the impact of induction type used on…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    The Influence of Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin (rATG) Dose on the Incidence of CMV Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients Receiving No Pharmacological Prophylaxis. A Propensity Score Matched Cohort Analysis

    M. Ivani de Paula,1,2 S. Bae,1 J. Garonzik-Wang,1 C. Felipe,2 M. Cristelli,2 A. Massie,1,3 J. Medina-Pestana,2 D. Segev,1,3 H. Tedesco Silva J�nior.2

    1Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; 2Department of Nephrology, Hospital do Rim, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; 3Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, Brazil.

    rATG has become the agent of choice for induction therapy in sensitized patients and those receiving expanded criteria donors (ECD) allografts. However, the optimal dose…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Mortality of Live Kidney Donors in the UK: 15 Year Comparative Cohort Study

    N. Krishnan,1 L. Mumford,3 G. Lipkin,4 S. Fletcher,1 I. Gupta,5 P. Gill,6 R. Ryan,7 N. Raymond.8

    1Renal Unit, University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, United Kingdom; 2Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, United Kingdom; 3Statistics and Clinical Studies, Organ Donation and Transplant, National Health Services Blood and Transplant, Bristol, United Kingdom; 4Renal Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom; 5Renal Unit, Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom; 6Unit of Academic Primary Care, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom; 7Primary Care, Primary Care, West Midlands, Birmingham, United Kingdom; 8Statistics, University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, United Kingdom.

    To investigate the all-cause mortality o LDs in comparison with healthy controls.Ethics approval was in place to accrue data from database. Protocol reviewed and passed…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Pre-Kidney Transplant Inflammation and Post-Transplant Outcomes.

    H. Ying, M. McAdams DeMarco, D. Segev.

    Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.

    Background: Patients with ESRD have higher inflammation levels, which may cause adverse outcomes after they receive a kidney transplant (KT). In this study, we quantified…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    The Internet as a Source of Transplant-Related Information for New Kidney Transplant Candidates

    W. Fu, N. Chai, P. Yoo.

    Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.

    Background: Studies of Internet usage show that a large proportion of Americans turn to the Internet as a source of health information, with many reporting…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Renal Transplant Outcomes in Recipients Weighing 8-10 Kilograms

    P. Singer, Y. Tseng, C. Sethna, L. Castellanos-Reyes, E. Molmenti, A. Fahmy, E. Grodstein, L. Teperman.

    Pediatric Nephrology and Transplantation, Cohen Children's Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY.

    Background: Renal transplant is the optimal treatment for children with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Most centers require a minimum weight of about 10 kg for…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Use of Public Health Service Increased Risk Kidneys in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients: Recipient Characteristics

    M. Meyers,1 J. Shults,1 B. Laskin,1 P. Porrett,2 M. Levine,2 P. Abt,2 S. Amaral,1,2 D. Goldberg.1

    1Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia; 2University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

    Purpose: The number of donors labeled as Public Health Service Increased Risk (IR) is rising. This designation identifies organs from donors at 'increased risk' of…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Protocol Biopsies after Paediatric Kidney Transplantation: A Single Centres' 17 Year Experience

    T. Alsulaimi,1 M. Aloufi,2 S. Grisaru,1 S. Samuel,1 L. Hamiwka.1

    1Paediatric Nephrology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; 2Pediatric Nephrology, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

    PURPOSE: Standard laboratory measures are not sensitive indicators of kidney dysfunction following transplantation and may be less reliable in paediatric recipients. Early graft surveillance may…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Cost Analysis of Loco-Regional Bridging Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A National Study

    M. Nazzal,1 R. Ouseph,1 X. Huiling,1 M. Schnitzler,1 C. Varma,1 H. Randall,1 J. Tuttle-Newhall,2 D. Axelrod,3 K. Lentine.1

    1Abdominal Transplant, Saint Louis University Hospital, Saint Louis, MO; 2Surgery, East Carolina University/Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC.

    Liver transplantation (LT) is cost-effective in the primary treatment of Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Loco-regional therapies (LRTs) have increased as both primary therapy for HCC as…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Vascular Invasion and Survival after Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Study from the European Liver Transplant Registry

    H-.C. Pommergaard, A. Rostved, R. Adam, L. Thygesen, M. Salizzoni, M. Bravo, D. Cherqui, F. Filipponi, K. Boudjema, V. Mazzaferro, O. Soubrane, J. García-Valdecasas, J. Prous, A. Pinna, J. O'Grady, V. Karam, C. Duvoux, A. Rasmussen.

    Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Hôpital Universitaire Paul Brousse, Villejuif, France; National Institute of Public Health, Copenhagen, Denmark; A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy; Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Sevilla, Spain; Hôpital Universitaire Paul Brousse, Villejuif, France; University of Pisa Medical School Hospital, Pisa, Italy; Hôpital Pontchaillou, Rennes, France; Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy; Beaujon Hospital, Clichy, France; Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain; Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain; S. Orsola Hospital, Bologna, Italy; King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Hôpital Universitaire Paul Brousse, Villejuif, France; Henri Mondor Hospital, Créteil, France; Rigshospitalet, Copnehagen, Denmark.

    PurposeStudies suggest that vascular invasion may be a superior prognostic marker compared with traditional selection criteria, e.g. Milan criteria. We aimed to investigate the prognostic…
  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 191
  • 192
  • 193
  • 194
  • 195
  • …
  • 211
  • Next Page »

Visit Our Partner Sites

American Transplant Congress (ATC)

Visit the official site for the American Transplant Congress »

American Journal of Transplantation

The official publication for the American Society of Transplantation (AST) and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) »

American Society of Transplantation (AST)

An organization of more than 3000 professionals dedicated to advancing the field of transplantation. »

American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS)

The society represents approximately 1,800 professionals dedicated to excellence in transplantation surgery. »

Copyright © 2013-2025 by American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons. All rights reserved.

Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Cookie Preferences