2018 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of BMI, Waist Circumference and Waist-to-Height Ratio for Identification of Cardiovascular Risk in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
Children's National, Washington DC.
Background: Children with kidney disease have altered body composition and short stature that may not be accurately assessed by standard methods. The measure of obesity…2018 American Transplant Congress
Making Sense of Hepatitis B Reactivation Risk in Anti-HBc Antibody (Ab) Positive Liver Transplant Recipients
Background: Limited data exists regarding the rates of reactivation of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in anti-HBc Ab positive orthotopic liver transplant (OLT) recipients. Protocols vary…2018 American Transplant Congress
Basiliximab Induction in Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplant
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore.
Rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) is the most common induction agent in renal transplant recipients; however, induction agent selection for SLK recipients is not well described.…2018 American Transplant Congress
Experience with Immunosuppressive Strategies in Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation of Face
This retrospective review of the largest face transplant cohort aims to describe the evolution of immunosuppressive (IS) regimens used in face transplant recipients.All face transplants…2018 American Transplant Congress
Clostridium Difficile Infection after Liver Transplant is Associated with Poor Long-Term Survival
Division of Organ Transplantation, Umass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA.
Background: Clostridium Difficile infection (CDI) is a growing problem in hospitalized patients and occurs in liver transplant recipients at a higher rate than non-transplant patients.…2018 American Transplant Congress
Programmed Cell Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1) Expression is Associated with Subtypes of Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Introduction: PD-L1 expression on select tumor cells engages the PD-1 receptor on T cells, inhibiting anti-tumor immune responses. PD-L1 has been detected in cases of…2018 American Transplant Congress
End Stage Renal Disease after Face Transplant
Purpose Renal failure as an outcome of chronic immunosuppression is a known complication of organ transplantation. We report the first case of end stage renal…2018 American Transplant Congress
Targeted Donor Complement Blockade after Brain-Death Prevents Delayed Graft Function but Not Progression to Antibody-Mediated Rejection in a Non-Human Primate Model of Kidney Allo-Transplantation
1Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI; 2Pharming Group N.V, Leiden, Netherlands.
Introduction: Donor brain death (BD) triggers a complement-mediated inflammatory response linked to renal injury which has been associated to delayed graft function (DGF) and the…2018 American Transplant Congress
modified DFPP Can Eliminate Donor-Reactive IgG Antibody with Preserving Fibrinogen before Kidney Transplantation
BACKGROUND: Elimination of preexisting IgG antibodies against donor antigen is an important role before antibody-incompatible (i.e. ABO-incompatible and donor-specific antibody positive) kidney transplantation. Plasma exchange…2018 American Transplant Congress
A Novel Score for Predicting Mortality and Graft Failure after Kidney Transplant
Purpose:To develop a novel score for predicting mortality and graft failure after kidney transplant.Methods:We reviewed a cohort of 783 kidney transplant recipients and analyzed pertinent…
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