2019 American Transplant Congress
Do Reimbursement Programs Increase The Number Of Living Organ Donations?
*Purpose: Living-donor kidney transplantation is the gold standard treatment for the end-stage renal disease. However, living donors worldwide face significant financial and logistic barriers. To…2019 American Transplant Congress
Timing, Duration, and Source of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Antibodies (Ab) among HCV-Negative Recipients of an Organ from an HCV-Infected Donor
1University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2Abbott Labs, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: The opioid epidemic has increased the number of deceased donors with active (Ab+/NAT+) or prior (Ab+/NAT-) HCV infection. Increased utilization of these donor organs…2019 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of the Beneficial Activity of α-Lipoic Acid Treatment Depend on the Quality of the Graft Kidneys
*Purpose: In a previous preliminary study, with a small number of patients, we observed that the treatment of the donor and the recipient with the…2019 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Portal vs Systemic Venous Drained Pancreas Transplantation Alone Matched by Propensity Score Analysis
Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation Center, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
*Purpose: Portal drainage (PD) of pancreas grafts has been associated with improved metabolic profile and fewer rejection episodes than systemic drainage (SD). These advantages would…2019 American Transplant Congress
Fibrosis Scoring Correlates with Progression of Chronic Pancreatitis, Islet Isolation Yields and Transplant Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Islet Autotransplantation
*Purpose: Total pancreatectomy with autologous islet transplantation (TPIAT) is a promising procedure for alleviating pain and maintaining glucose homeostasis in chronic pancreatitis (CP) patients. However,…2019 American Transplant Congress
Pictogram Tool to Improve Medication Adherence in Heart Transplant Families with Limited English Proficiency and Low Health Literacy
*Purpose: Rejection in heart transplant recipients significantly limits long-term survival, impairs quality of life, and increases both direct and indirect costs of care. Preventing rejection…2019 American Transplant Congress
Pregnancy Outcomes by Conception Age in Female Liver Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to compare pregnancy outcomes in liver transplant recipients by different conception ages. Background: Over 30% of female transplant…2019 American Transplant Congress
Steadily Dropping Malignancy Rates after Pediatric Kidney Transplantation Have Now Reversed in the Most Recent Era: A Report of the North American Pediatric Renal Trials and Collaborative Studies (NAPRTCS)
*Purpose: In general, malignancies are very rare in children, compared to older adults. The NAPRTCS registry has collected data on children receiving kidney transplants in…2019 American Transplant Congress
Clostridium difficile Infection Mimics Intestinal Acute Cellular Rejection in Pediatric Multivisceral Transplant – A Case Series
*Purpose: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the most common healthcare-associated infection in the United States. One out of 8 recipients who undergo transplantation with more…2019 American Transplant Congress
Targeting Syk Signaling in Myeloid Cells Protects against Liver Fibrosis and Hepatocarcinogenesis
Surgery, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY
*Purpose: The purpose of our study was to evaluate the mechanistic role of Spleen Tyrosine Kinase (SYK) signaling on the fibrosis - hepatocarcinogenesis axis and…
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