2019 American Transplant Congress
Correlation between Gene Expression and Cardiac Function in Ex Vivo Perfused Porcine Hearts
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
*Purpose: Cardiac transplantation is a life-saving intervention for advanced heart failure but it is limited by a shortage of suitable donor organs. Ex vivo heart…2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Glycemic Control on Long Term Graft and Patient Outcomes after Pancreas Transplantation
*Purpose: Successful pancreas transplantation (PTX) has been demonstrated to be efficacious in improving quality of life, eliminating diabetic complications and potentially curing diabetes. However, the…2019 American Transplant Congress
Should Preceding Solo-Kidney Transplantation for Patients with Type 1 Diabetes with End Stage Renal Failure Be Carried Out?
*Purpose: Patients with type 1 diabetes with end stage renal failure are indicated for SPK, but if the family requests a renal donation and living…2019 American Transplant Congress
Immunosuppressant Adherence in Adult Heart Transplant Recipients: An Analysis of Pharmacy Claims and Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Data
*Purpose: The current study was conducted to determine characteristics that are associated with immunosuppressant (IS) medication adherence among adult recipients of deceased donor heart transplants…2019 American Transplant Congress
Correlation between Self-Reported Medication Adherence and Side Effects in Cardiothoracic Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Medication non-adherence (MNA) is a major risk factor for acute rejection and graft loss. It is unclear how medication side effects (SE) and perceived…2019 American Transplant Congress
Sirolimus in Geriatric Kidney Transplantation: Modification of Outcomes by Pre-Transplant History of Malignancy or Cardiovascular Disease
*Purpose: We analyzed the outcomes associated with sirolimus (SRL)-regimens in geriatric (>/=65-year-old) kidney transplant recipients (KTRs).*Methods: Using 2000-2016 Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients data, Cox…2019 American Transplant Congress
A Novel Protocol to Produce Massive Amounts of Autologous Thymus-Derived Treg Cells (ThyTreg) to Be Employed as Cellular Therapy in Heart Transplanted Children: A New Paradigm for the Prevention of Graft Rejection
*Purpose: Immune allograft rejection remains the main obstacle to successful transplants. Although transfer of regulatory T cells (Treg) has acquired growing interest in achieving indefinite…2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of the Pediatric End-Stage Liver Disease Growth Failure Threshold on Waitlist Mortality in Children Awaiting Liver Transplant
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: To examine the impact on waitlist mortality of Pediatric End-Stage Liver Disease (PELD)’s incorporation of growth failure (GF) as a threshold variable—present or absent…2019 American Transplant Congress
Development and Validation of a Capillary Blood Mitra-Based Assay for the Quantitative Determination of Advagraf® Concentrations in Transplant Patients
*Purpose: Therapeutic drug monitoring of tacrolimus (TAC) requires venepuncture blood samples taken by specialists, requiring patients to attend an outpatient clinic; this can be inconvenient…2019 American Transplant Congress
Costs of Kidney Recoveries Varies Dramatically across Organ Procurement Organizations
*Purpose: Report on the wide variation across OPOs in the cost of kidney recovery from deceased donors.*Methods: Cost reports (CMS 216-94 Form) from 52 Independent…
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