Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 105 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

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Inadequate (ax) Transbronchial Biopsies Are Not Associated With Clad Or Death After Lung Transplantation
L. Levy¹, E. Huszti², J. Tikkanen³, R. Ghany³, S. Keshavjee³, T. Martinu³
¹Lung Transplant Program, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Biostatistics Research Unit, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Lung transplant Program, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Acute cellular rejection (ACR) in lung transplantation is defined by perivascular and interstitial mononuclear infiltrates on lung allograft pathology. Procuring a good quality transbronchial…
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Tracheostomy Following Liver Transplantation
J. Almario, O. Okoye, M. Spaggiari, K. Jacob, P. Di Cocco, E. Benedetti, I. Tzvetanov
Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: With the current demand for liver transplantation, sicker patients are frequently transplanted. These patient are at a higher risk of significant morbidity following surgery,…
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Initial Single-Center Results from the Pilot Transplant Quality Improvement Project in Liver Transplant
A. Zarinsefat, S. M. Syed, R. Hirose
UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) has been an effective measure in improving the quality of surgical care, while also providing data to…
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The Impact of Changes in OPTN Oversight of Kidney Programs on Organ Yield and Offer Acceptance Practices
A. Wey¹, N. Salkowski¹, B. Carrico², S. Sheppard², B. Kasiske¹, B. Thompson¹, A. Israni¹, J. Snyder¹
¹SRTR, Minneapolis, MN, ²OPTN, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: In March 2017, the Membership and Professional Standards Committee (MPSC) of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network implemented an operational rule to increase the…
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Yellow Fever and Renal Transplantation: Influence of Vaccination and Infection on the Emergence of Antibody-Mediated Rejection
M. V. Sousa¹, R. L. Zollner², R. S. Stucchi³, I. F. Boin⁴, E. C. Ataide⁴, M. Mazzali¹
¹Department of Internal Medicine - Division of Nephrology, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil, ²Department of Internal Medicine, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil, ³Department of Internal Medicine - Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil, ⁴Surgery Department, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
*Purpose: Yellow fever (YF) is a viral hemorrhagic disease transmitted by mosquitos, with variable clinical disease manifestations from a mild, undifferentiated febrile illness to severe…
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Do Outcomes Differ in Glomerulitis Predominant Antibody Mediated Rejection and Peritubular capillaritis Predominant Antibody Mediated Rejection?
S. Sethi¹, J. Hou², M. Lin², Y. Ren², A. Peng¹, R. Najjar¹, A. Vo¹, S. Jordan¹, M. Haas², E. Huang¹
¹Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²Pathology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: The diagnosis of antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) in renal allografts requires microvascular inflammation in the form of glomerulitis or peritubular capillaritis (g>0 and/or ptc>0). We…
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Clinical Presentation After Hepatitis B Recurrence In Liver Transplant Patients
W. Lee, C. Cheng, T. Wu, Y. Wang, C. Lee, T. Wu, H. Chou, K. Chan
Chang-Gung Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
*Purpose: Combination of anti-hepatitis B immunoglobulin and antiviral agents is the standard care for prophylaxis of hepatitis B virus (HBV) recurrence after liver transplantation. However,…
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Gene Expression Profiles in CD8+ T Cells in Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection (CAMR) of Kidney Transplantation
P. Pontrelli¹, F. Rascio², M. Accetturo¹, G. Castellano¹, S. Simone¹, G. Stallone², L. Gesualdo¹, G. Grandaliano²
¹Department of Emergency, and Organ Transplantation, Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, University of Bari, Bari, Italy, ²Dept. of Surgical and Medical Sciences, Nephrology Unit, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
*Purpose: CAMR is the main cause of chronic graft injury and subsequent graft loss. Most of the studies on the subject focused their attention to…
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EBV⁺ PTLD Cell Lines Secrete Exosomes Containing microRNAs That Alter Immune Responses
S. Syed, E. Maloney, A. Hui, O. Martinez, S. Krams
Stanford Univ School of Med, Stanford, CA
*Purpose: Exosomes are nanometric (50-150nm) membrane vesicles that are released, into blood and other body fluids, by most cell types. Exosomes, which are generated from…
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Modeling Multiple Registrations and the Impact at the National and Regional Scale
C. Harvey, R. Weigel
Computational Science and Informatics, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
*Purpose: Current policies in the U.S. allow patients to register at multiple organ donor service areas (DSAs), provided they have physician approval and can cover…