Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 121 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

2019 American Transplant Congress
Sex, Race, Social Networks, and Requests for Living Donation
A. Gillespie¹, H. Gardiner², E. L. Fink³, P. P. Reese⁴, C. Gadegbeku¹, Z. Obradovic⁵
¹Nephrology, Hypertension, and Kidney Transplantation, Lewis Katz School of Medicine Temple Universiy, Philadelphia, PA, ²College of Public Health, Temple Universiy, Philadelphia, PA, ³Communication and Social influence, Temple University Klein College of Media and Communication, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵College of Computer and Information Sciences, Temple Universiy, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Little is known about the social networks of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients even though the members of these networks are most likely…
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Living Donor Kidney Transplantation. Overcoming Sex Disparity In Japan
M. Yoshikawa
Nephrology, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan
*Purpose: Despite its superior outcomes relative to chronic dialysis, living kidney transplantation are less likely to occur in female in Japan. The aim of this…
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Measuring of Outcomes in Liver Transplant Patients with or without Splenectomy: A Meta Analysis
M. Chen, B. Huang, Y. Zhang, W. Ju, X. He
Transplant Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
*Purpose: Splenectomy is performed in liver transplantation (LT) to regulate the portal vein pressure. Researchers have reported beneficial effects of splenectomy on rejection prevention, protection…
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Pleural Effusion In Liver Transplantation Associated With Worse Hospital Outcomes And Lower Patient Survival
C. Vega¹, J. Clouse², A. Cabrales¹, W. Bush¹, C. Kubal¹, R. S. Mangus²
¹Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, ²Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: Pulmonary complications after liver transplantation have previously been associated with longer hospital stays, increased time on a ventilator, and higher mortality. This study reports…
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Inferior Graft and Patient Survival Following Offspring to Parent Living Donor Liver Transplantation
R. A. Choudhury, A. Dagan, H. Yaffe, D. Yoeli, E. A. Pomfret, T. L. Nydam
Transplant Surgery, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Offspring (donor) to parent (recipient) transplant is the most common form of living donor liver transplant in the United States. Following living donor kidney…
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Donor Exclusions and Shifting Trends in Living Liver Donor Evaluations: A Single Center Experience
S. Ganesh, M. Molinari, A. Tevar, C. Hughes, A. Humar
Transplant Surgery, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Not many studies have reported the donor exclusion rates and reason for their decline in US. We aim to report the breakdown of donor…
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A Novel Apparatus Mimicking Hypertensive Kidney With Primary Cultured Human Kidney Cells Using Rotational Force: Application To In Vitro Drug Screening In Kidney Transplant Recipients
Y. Kim¹, S. Lee², J. Moon¹, J. Kim¹, M. Yu³, C. Lee⁴, Y. Kim¹, S. Yang⁵, J. Jeong¹, J. Seon¹
¹Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Internal Medicine, Hanyang University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Internal Medicine, Cheju Halla General Hospital, Cheju, Korea, Republic of, ⁵Kidney Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Cell culture is an essential part of the development for various medical technologies such as identifying the cause of the disease and developing new…
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Myeloid Derived Suppressor Cells (MDSC) Home to the Allograft and Can Control T Cell Responses
Y. S. Lee, T. Zhang, J. S. Bromberg, J. R. Scalea
University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) are a naturally occurring, heterogeneous population of highly immunosuppressive CD11b+GR-1+ myeloid cells that expand in response to inflammatory conditions. Although…
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The Inverted Renal CD4/CD8 Ratio Associated with the Development of Transplant Glomerulopathy and Arteriosclerosis
B. H. Ozdemir¹, F. N. Ozdemir², A. Ok Atılgan¹, E. Akcay¹, M. Haberal³
¹Pathology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, ²Nephrology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, ³Transplantation, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
*Purpose: Inversion of the CD4/CD8 ratio (
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Clinical Importance of the Updated Oxford Classification in Allograft IgA Nephropathy
S. Park¹, H. Go², C. Baek², J. Jeong¹, Y. Kim¹, Y. Kim¹, Y. Kim², J. Lee³, S. Min¹, J. Ha¹, E. Song¹, Y. Kim¹, S. Park², K. Moon¹, H. Lee¹
¹Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Seoul National University Hospital, Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: An additional investigation on the clinical significance of the updated Oxford classification in allograft IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is warranted.*Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort…