2018 American Transplant Congress
Proteinuria is Associated with Increased Risk for Cardiovascular Disease after Kidney Transplantation
Introduction: Proteinuria is a risk factor for cardiovascular (CV) disease in the general population and occurs commonly after kidney transplantation. The association between proteinuria and…2018 American Transplant Congress
Improved Cardiac Risk Stratification Method in Kidney Transplant Candidates.
Cardiology, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia.
There is a high prevalence of left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) in patient with ESRD being evaluated for kidney transplant (KT). Assessing cardiovascular reserve (CR)…2018 American Transplant Congress
Utility of Preoperative CT to Guide Perioperative Management for Kidney Transplantation
Background: CT scans of the abdomen and pelvis (CT A/P) are performed for pre-transplant (tx) evaluation in patients (pts) at high risk for post-operative cardiovascular…2018 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation in Patients with Spontaneous Spleno-Renal Shunt
Aim: Our aim was to describe the outcomes of liver transplantation (LT) in patients with spontaneous spleno-renal shunt (SSRS) and to define the adequate portal…2018 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplant Patients with MELD>50 at Listing Have Poor Waitlist Outcomes and Similar Post Transplant Survival to Status 1A Patients
Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI.
Background: Allocation of liver allografts is prioritized to Status 1A patients over end-stage liver disease patients. We aimed to analyze waitlist and transplant outcomes of…2018 American Transplant Congress
DCD Utilization in Cholestatic Liver Disease: Distinct Outcomes between PSC and PBC Recipients
Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR.
Background: Concern for inferior outcomes in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) have limited utilization of donation after cardiac death…2018 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Outcomes and Predictors of Survival after Liver Transplantation for Wilson Disease (WD)
Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
Background/Aims: Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is life-saving for patients with liver failure from Wilson Disease (WD). Our goal was to evaluate patient and graft survival…2018 American Transplant Congress
Associations of Poor Physical and Cognitive Performance and Kidney Transplant Waiting List Denial
Background: Little is known about the clinical impacts of physical and cognitive impairments on kidney transplantation (KT) candidacy.Methods: We enrolled 170 adults (age> 18 years)…2018 American Transplant Congress
Challenges in Cultural and Linguistic Discordance in Caring for Somali Kidney Transplant Recipients at a Large-Volume Transplant Center
OBJECTIVE: Kidney Transplantation (KT) demands navigation of a complex healthcare system and adherence to lifelong immunosuppression therapy. Cultural and linguistic discordance between patients and providers…2018 American Transplant Congress
Decline in Pancreas Transplantation Numbers is Accompanied with Lower Publication Rates
Introduction: After several years of growth in many pancreas transplant (PTx) programs, the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) reports a decline in PTx numbers…
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