2019 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplant Outcomes among Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is known to have deleterious effects on health and survival among the general population and patients with chronic kidney disease.…2019 American Transplant Congress
Serum Adipocyte Fatty Acid Binding Protein Level is Negatively Associated with Vascular Reactivity Index Measured by Digital Thermal Monitoring in Kidney Transplant Patients
*Purpose: Adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein (A-FABP) is abundantly found in mature adipocytes, activated macrophages, and dendritic cells and is involved in lipid metabolism, metabolic and…2019 American Transplant Congress
Circulating De Novo Donor Specific Antibodies and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Emerging evidence suggests that circulating de novo donor specific anti-HLA antibodies (dnDSA) may be associated with increased risk of accelerated systemic arteriosclerosis and major…2019 American Transplant Congress
Utilization of Small Pediatric Donor Kidneys to Improve Access to Kidney Transplantation for Underappreciated Uremic Children in China
*Purpose: We previously reported that children with end-stage renal disease had less chance to access to kidney transplantation from deceased donors in China. The number…2019 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation Of BK Polyomavirus Monitoring And Management In Kidney Transplant Recipients
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: BK polyomavirus (BKV) is an opportunistic infection that can lead to BKV nephropathy and premature graft loss within the first year post-transplant. The mainstay…2019 American Transplant Congress
Moving from Local Allocation to National Allocation Using Gravity Model
*Purpose: Most allocation scheme are based on optimized or administrative boundaries that do not allow transplant candidates without national priority to access a graft from…2019 American Transplant Congress
Twin Epidemics: Drug Overdoses And Suicides Are Increasingly Fueling The United States Donor Liver Supply
1Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2Southwest Transplant Alliance, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: In 2010, 6893 donor livers were procured for United States (U.S.) transplant. A reduction from the former pinnacle of U.S. liver transplant in 2006,…2019 American Transplant Congress
Metabolic Liver Transplantation – Can We Afford It?
*Purpose: Despite major improvement in medical and nutritional care of pediatric patients suffering from intoxication inherited metabolic disorders, their long term outcomes remain guarded. Liver…2019 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy and Safety of Alemtuzumab versus Basiliximab Induction in Lung Transplantation
Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Minimal literature exists regarding alemtuzumab for induction in lung transplantation but is the preferred agent at Temple University Hospital (TUH). Basiliximab is reserved for…2019 American Transplant Congress
Pediatric Heart and Lung Graft Loss during the “High-Risk Age Window”
*Purpose: Pediatric kidney transplant recipients experience a high-risk age window of increased graft loss during late adolescence and early adulthood (17-24 years), termed emerging adulthood.…
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