Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 106 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

2019 American Transplant Congress
Forensic Transplant Psychiatry: Ethical Issues and the Unique Assessment Needs of Candidates with Forensic Psychiatric Problems
D. Banayan, S. Gershan
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: To establish what, if any, currently available guidelines or assessment instruments can help transplant programs perform fair, and objective evaluations of patients with forensic…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Everolimus Therapy on HIV Persistence and Gene Expression in Transplant Patients
A. Zarinsefat¹, C. Schreiner¹, C. Cameron², S. Chu¹, M. P. Busch¹, T. Liegler¹, S. G. Deeks¹, T. J. Henrich¹, P. G. Stock¹
¹UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: mTOR is a key regulatory kinase that controls cell-cycle progression. mTOR inhibitors have been shown to reduce expression of CCR5 and promote viral transcriptional…
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Exploring Perceptions of Organ Procurement: Need for a Formal Medical Student Curriculum
L. Winer¹, M. Vivero², B. Scully³, A. Cortez¹, A. Kassam¹, J. Kuethe¹, R. Nowygrod³, J. Emond³, R. C. Quillin III¹
¹Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, ²Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Surgery, Columbia University, New York City, NY
*Purpose: Medical student participation in organ procurement provides early exposure to surgery and may inspire donor advocacy. We evaluated medical students’ experiences with an organ…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) with Direct Acting Antiviral (DAA) Treatment in the Post Orthotopic Liver Transplant (OLT) Patient is Safe and Efficacious
P. Brown¹, Z. Demertzis¹, S. Jafri²
¹Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, ²Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Chronic HCV is one of the leading causes for end stage liver disease and liver transplantation. Since their introduction, DAAs have revolutionized the treatment…
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Early Allograft Dysfunction in the Setting of Histologic Ischemia Reperfusion Injury Following Liver Transplantation: Analysis of Predictors and Outcomes
T. Ito, J. Aziz, V. G. Agopian, S. Younan, J. DiNorcia, H. Yersiz, D. G. Farmer, R. W. Busuttil, F. M. Kaldas
Department of Surgery, The Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) in Liver Transplantation (LT) is believed to contribute to Early Allograft Dysfunction (EAD). However, the relationship between IRI and EAD…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography Predicts Insulin Secretion Ability at 1 Year after Pancreas Transplantation
N. Aida¹, T. Kenmochi¹, T. Ito¹, K. Kurihara¹, A. Kawai¹, T. Nishikawa², I. Hiratsuka³, M. Shibata³, A. Suzuki³, M. Hasegawa⁴, M. Kusaka⁵, M. Hoshinaga⁵
¹Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan, ²Liver, Biliary Tract and Pancreas Diseases, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan, ³Endocrinology and Metabolism, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan, ⁴Nephrology, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan, ⁵Urology, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
*Purpose: We have previously reported that contrast enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) is useful to evaluate the graft circulation and to predict the endocrine function of the…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Functional β-cell Function and Insulin Sensitivity of Functioning Pancreas Transplant According to Pre-Transplant Matsuda’s Index
S. Shin, Y. Ko, D. Kim, J. Kim, H. Kwon, J. Choi, J. Jung, Y. Kim, D. Han
Division of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: This study was performed to verify post-transplant improvement of functioning β-cell mass and insulin sensitivity of functioning pancreas transplants according to the degree of…
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ALcohol Relapse after Liver Transplantation
B. Movahedi, p. Mahboub, P. Martings, A. Bozorgzadeh
Surgery, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA
*Purpose: Alcoholic liver disease is a very common diagnosis among the patient’s population referred for liver transplantation. There are a number of different evaluation criteria…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Pilot Testing Of A Novel Transition Program
J. Uze, N. Yazigi
Transplantation, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washigton, DC
*Purpose: Pediatric patients coming of age face many compliance hurdles, the roots of most lying in poor coping with heir state as a transplant recipient,…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Genome-Wide Profiling of BK Polyomavirus Integration in Urothelial Carcinoma of Kidney Transplant Recipients Reveals a Potential Microhomology or Nonhomologous End Joining Mediated Integration Mechanism
Y. Jin¹, Y. Zhou¹, W. Deng¹, R. Lee², Y. Liu¹, M. Blute³, R. Liu¹, N. Elias⁴, F. Fu¹, B. Guan¹, J. Geng¹, J. Ma⁵, J. Zhou⁵, N. Liu⁵, C. Wu⁶, Y. Miao¹
¹Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangdzhou, China, ²Departments of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Departments of Urology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Departments of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵Mygenostics Co., Beijing, China, ⁶Departments of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Chronic BK polyomavirus (BKV) infection is recognized as a potential oncogenic factor of urothelial carcinoma (UC) in renal transplant recipients. Besides, a positive correlation…