Am J Transplant, Volume 18, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 29 of 211 - ATC Abstracts

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Outcomes of Transplant Patients with Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis(EPS) Treated with Tamoxifen and Steroids
R. Parthasarathy,¹ T. Fairhead,^1,2 B. McCormick,^1,2 G. Knoll,^1,2 S. Hoar.^1,2
¹Division of Nephrology, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada; ²Kidney Research Centre, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
EPS, a severe complication of PD and may present after kidney txp upon discontinuation of PD, a condition known as post-transplantation EPS. TDespite the possible…
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Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio(NLR) is Significantly Decreased in Kidney Transplant Patients: Is NLR a Novel Predictor of Cardiovascular Disease in Kidney Transplant Patients?
H. Shirakawa,¹ J. Hasegawa,² A. Ishiwatari,² M. Kono,² S. Wakai.²
¹Urology, Ohkubo Hospital, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan; ²Nephrology, Ohkubo Hospital, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
【Background】The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a novel simple biomarker of in inflammation. It has emerged as a predictor of poor prognosis in cancer and cardiovascular…
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Increased BMI is a Predictor of Early Post-Transplant Cardiac Events and Mortality
A. Mahgoub, S. Jackson, J. Lake, N. Lim.
Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; Transplant Information Services/ISR2, Fairview Health Services, Minneapolis, MN.
Background: Cardiac events (CVE) remain a significant source of morbidity in the early post-transplant(post-tx) period despite extensive evaluation prior to liver transplant(LT). It is important…
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Hepatic Artery Resistive Indices on Doppler Ultrasound at Long Term Follow Up in Liver Transplant Recipients: Importance and Implications
P. Serrano Rodriguez, L. Cramer, K. Jones, E. Lemmon, T. Masakadza, A. Milukas, R. Watkins, D. Gerber, C. Desai.
Abdominal Transplant Surgery, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
Ultrasound Doppler has a proven value in early post transplant period, however the importance at the long term follow up is not proven. Doppler results…
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Differences in Liver Waitlist Mortality Due to Geographic Disparity in Organ Availability
A. Massie,¹ S. DiBrito,¹ J. Motter,¹ M. Henderson,¹ S. Zhou,¹ K. Jackson,¹ D. Segev,¹ S. Gentry.²
¹Johns Hopkins, Baltimore; ²US Naval Academy, Annapolis.
DSA-level geographic disparity in access to liver transplantation for waitlisted patients has been described, but the impact of this disparity on waitlist mortality is poorly…
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Regional Variation in the Outcomes of MELD-Na Based Liver Allocation
L. Chau,¹ D. Moonka,² K. Collins,¹ M. Rizzari,¹ A. Yoshida,¹ M. Abouljoud,¹ S. Nagai.¹
¹Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI; ²Gastroenterology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI.
Introduction: While there is known geographic discrepancy in waitlist and transplant outcomes in the MELD era, there is a paucity in understanding of these variations…
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The Utility of an Online Survival Calculator in Selecting Older Candidates for Kidney Transplantation
M. Shwetar, K. Abdel-Kader, B. Concepcion.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
Background: Older patients referred for kidney transplantation are medically complex. A posttransplant survival prediction model is publicly available online and may aid physicians in selecting…
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Predictors of Early Graft Loss in Older Kidney Transplant Recipients
P. Amaechi, R. Rodriguez, V. Rao, D. Taber, M. Posadas Salas.
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Older kidney transplant recipients are vulnerable to early graft loss likely due to frailty and burden of comorbidities. Other factors not inherent to the recipient…
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Comprehensive Efficacy Analysis of Pancreas Transplantation Alone for Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Y. Kudva,¹ V. Dadlani,¹ B. Smith,³ K. Bebjakova,¹ P. Dean,² M. Stegall.²
¹Division of Endocrinology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; ²Department of Transplantation Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; ³Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Introduction: Pancreas transplantation alone (PTA) is an accepted procedure for selected patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D). However, limited data exist regarding long term…
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How Should Pancreas Transplant Rejection Be Treated?
F. Aziz, S. Parajuli, S. Salahuddin, K. Harrold, A. Djamali, B. Astor, J. Odorico, D. Mandelbrot.
Department of Nephrology, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
How Should Pancreas Transplant Rejection be Treated?Background: There is limited information about how to approach the treatment of pancreas rejection, particularly regarding the use of…