2018 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Trends in Young Adults: Silent Alcohol Epidemic
1Gastroenterology, USF, Tampa; 2Transplant Hepatology, Tampa General Medical Group, Tampa.
With the introduction of effective antiviral therapy for HCV, there is a paradigm shift in liver disease with a decline in HCV but a parallel…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Importance of Transplant Program Measures: Surveys of 3 National Patient Advocacy Groups
The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) provides federally mandated program-specific transplant data to the public. Historically, SRTR data has been disseminated to government and…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of an Organ Procurement Experience on Preclinical Medical Student Perceptions of Transplant Surgery
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco.
PurposeTo evaluate the effect of an Organ Procurement Experience elective on preclinical medical students' perceptions regarding Transplant Surgery.Material and MethodsOver one year, preclinical medical students'…2018 American Transplant Congress
Upper Limb and Craniofacial VCA Donors in the US
Life changing VCA transplants are made possible by deceased VCA donors. This study provides the first description of all known upper limb and craniofacial donors…2018 American Transplant Congress
Rhesus Monkey Have natural Antibody toward Swine That is Not Influenced by Allosensitization nor by Carfilzomib/tocilizumab
Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC.
[Background] Pre-formed antibody is a substantial immunological barrier in organ transplantion. Antibodies to xenoantigens can lead to rapid antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) in xenotransplantation. We previously…2018 American Transplant Congress
DSA Plus TCMR Leads to Poor Outcomes in Renal Allograft Recipients and This is Markedly Exacerbated by Non-Adherence
Starzl Transplant Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh.
Post-transplant DSA is strongly associated with poor renal allograft outcomes but has limited predictive value. In this prospective study we aimed to risk-stratify patients with…2018 American Transplant Congress
De Novo Donor Specific Antibodies in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients Are Highly Responsive to Therapy
Pediatric Nephrology, Lucile Packard Children´s Hospital, Palo Alto, CA.
Background: Pediatric Kidney transplant recipients who develop dnDSAs are at increased risk of allograft loss and rapid decline in GFR. C1q+ DSA, in particular, is…2018 American Transplant Congress
Patients Prioritize Waitlist Factors over Outcomes When Evaluating Kidney Transplant Centers
Nephrology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
The factors that influence transplant candidates' selection of a transplant center for waitlisting are not well understood. Further, the relative weightage of these factors has…2018 American Transplant Congress
Early Conversion to a CNI-Free Immunosuppression with SRL after Renal Tx – 10 yr Follow-Up Analysis of a Prospective Multicenter Trial
Introduction: A prospective multicenter trial comparing an early conversion to a CNI-free immunosuppression with SRL, MMF and steroids with a conventional CsA treatment following renal…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of Tacrolimus Trough Level and Intrapatient Variability on the Transplant Outcomes in Kidney Transplantation
Background: Tacrolimus (TAC) is the mainstay of immunosuppression for kidney transplantation (KT). Although TAC has a narrow therapeutic index, appropriate trough concentrations of TAC have…
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