2018 American Transplant Congress
Circulating T Follicular Helper Cells Expand Following Transplantation and Exhibit a CD44hi Phenotype That Correlates with Peak Germinal Center Alloreactivity
Emory Transplant Center, Atlanta.
It is increasingly well-recognized that donor-specific antibodies (DSA) play a significant role in the development of chronic rejection and fibrosis that contribute to late renal…2018 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Impacts of Deceased Donor Oxygenation Status in Liver Transplant
Background: PaO2/FiO2 (P/F) ratio of > 300 mmHg in donors is a criterion of standard lung donors, while several studies demonstrated that the utilization of…2018 American Transplant Congress
A Natural Herb Danshen Suppresses Allospecific Memory CD8+ T Cell Generation and Murine Allograft Rejection
Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Inducing long-term transplant survival or tolerance without continuous global immunosuppression is a highly desired goal in transplantation given that conventional immunosuppressive drugs may cause side…2018 American Transplant Congress
A Cost Analysis on Normothermic Machine Perfusion at a Single Center
General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
INTRODUCTION: Normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) for liver transplantation is a novel and promising technique.One of the concerns related to its usage is the high cost.The…2018 American Transplant Congress
Implementation of Intensive Standardized Follow-Up in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Introduction & Objective: Kidney transplant recipients have higher rates of prolonged hospitalization and readmission rates. We aimed to identify modifiable predictors of 30-day readmission and…2018 American Transplant Congress
Association between Genetic Polymorphisms of Fc Gamma Receptor Genes (FcgR) and the Development of Donor Specific Antibodies (DSA) after Kidney Transplant
Background: Antibody mediated rejection (AMR) is one of the most important barriers to improve long-term kidney transplant outcomes. The presence of donor specific antibodies (DSA)…2018 American Transplant Congress
Antiproteinuric Effect of Spironolactone in Renal Transplantation: Effectiveness and Clinical Outcomes
University of Campinas, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Background: aldosterone is involved in development of fibrosis in kidney transplantation. Blockade of aldosterone receptor appears to be effective in treatment for chronic allograft dysfunction,…2018 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation (KTx) Using Kidneys from Deceased Donors (DD) with Severe Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) Requiring Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT)
Background:Transplant centers are reluctant to accept kidneys from DD with severe AKI necessitating utilization of RRT. The aim of this study is to determine the…2018 American Transplant Congress
Predictors of Kidney Transplant Recipient Readmissions
Glickman Urology and Nephrology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland.
Introduction: Readmission rates for kidney transplant recipients is high and widely variable with a range of 18-47% nationwide. We aimed to characterize kidney transplant patients…2018 American Transplant Congress
One-Year Outcomes in Patients with Advanced Liver Fibrosis or Compensated Cirrhosis from Chronic Hepatitis C Receiving Kidney Transplant Alone
Background: Hepatitis C (HCV) was difficult to treat post-kidney transplant prior to the direct acting antiviral (DAA) era. As such patients with advanced fibrosis and…
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