Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 190 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

2019 American Transplant Congress
Pancreata From Donors With Renal Insufficiency: Viable For Transplant?
X. Luo¹, J. Garonzik Wang², M. B. Doyle¹, A. Khan¹, T. Alhamad³, W. C. Chapman¹, A. Massie², D. Segev², J. R. Wellen¹
¹Section of Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, ²Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³Division of Nephrology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
*Purpose: Pancreata are declined for transplantation for a multitude of reasons. Some of those reasons are organ edema as well as the potential for ischemic…
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The Effect Of Exclusive Virtual Crossmatch To Allocate Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant On Cold Ischemia Time And Acute Rejection
E. Abuhelaiqa¹, M. Alkadi¹, S. Thappy¹, S. Saleh², J. Mahmoud³, M. Jarman³, O. Fituri¹, M. Elkhalifa⁴, J. Wadström³, H. Al-Malki¹
¹Medicine-Nephrology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar, ²Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics Laboratory,, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar, ³Surgery-Transplant, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar, ⁴Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics Laboratory, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
*Purpose: Virtual crossmatch (VXM) using Luminex single antigen bead has significantly improved prediction of an actual negative crossmatch. A negative crossmatch is typically required for…
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Presence of DSA Class 2 is Associated with Fibrosis Progression after OLT
M. Sterneck¹, B. Sultani², M. Rodriguez Lago³, E. Grabhorn⁴, A. Briem-Richter⁴, U. Herden⁵, L. Fischer⁵
¹University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany, ²University Transplant Center, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany, ³Depatment of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany, ⁴Department of Paediatric Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany, ⁵Department of Visceral Transplantation, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
*Purpose: For decades, donor-specific antibodies (DSA) have been thought not to be clinically relevant in orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). However, recent studies have shown a…
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Chronic Changes on Time Zero Living Donor Allograft Biopsy Do Not Portend Future Kidney Function
A. Agarwal¹, A. Sites², K. L. Brayman¹, A. Doyle³, J. Oberholzer¹, A. Nishio-Lucar³
¹Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, ²Transplant, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, ³Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: The predictive ability of implantation biopsies of kidney allografts on either future recipient or living donor kidney function has not been fully elucidated. Herein,…
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A Novel Genomic Approach for Acute Rejection across All Age Groups in Kidney Transplantation
B. I. Shaw, D. K. Cheng, Q. Cheng, C. R. Acharya, A. D. Kirk, E. T. Chambers
Pediatrics/Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC
*Purpose: Acute Rejection remains a significant complication in kidney transplantation that affects long-term outcomes. Using a large collection of gene expression data obtained from multiple…
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Local IL-33 Regulates Heart Transplant Infiltrating Myeloid Cells Metabolism and Differentiation to Protect against Chronic Rejection
Z. Zhang¹, Q. Liu¹, T. Li¹, G. S. Hussey², M. Velayutham¹, J. L. Dziki², L. R. Mathews¹, Y. C. Lee², G. K. Dwyer¹, H. Dai¹, A. S. Roessing¹, S. Shiva³, M. H. Oberbarnscheidt¹, S. F. Badylak², H. R. Turnquist¹
¹Department of Surgery, Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Department of Bioengineering, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Vascular Medicine Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Self-molecules containing damage-associated molecular patterns stimulate the pro-inflammatory response of infiltrating innate immune cells after their release during tissue injury. Yet, if local endogenous…
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Renal Recovery and Prognostic Factors in Children Following Liver Transplantation
R. Büscher, N. Gantenberg, A. Büscher, E. Lainka, P. Hoyer
Department of Pediatrics II, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
*Purpose: Progression to chronic renal disease (CKD) is highly prevalent in adults following liver transplantation (LT) with a profound impact on patient survival, assuming that…
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Successful Weaning Of Parenteral Nutrition After Serial Transverse Enteroplasty: The Largest Series Of Adult Short Gut Syndrome Patients
M. Fujiki, S. Armanyous, K. Abu-Elmagd
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Serial Transverse Enteroplasty Procedure (STEP) is an effective procedure to restore nutritional autonomy, but with limited experience especially in adult patients. The aims of…
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Deceased-Donor Acute Kidney Injury Associates with Less BK Viremia in Kidney Transplant Recipients
I. E. Hall, P. P. Reese, S. G. Mansour, S. Mohan, M. D. Doshi, Y. Jia, H. R. Thiessen-Philbrook, E. Akalin, M. N. Harhay, T. Muthukumar, B. Schröppel, P. Singh, F. L. Weng, J. S. Bromberg, C. R. Parikh
For the DDS Consortium, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: BK viremia (BKV) and polyomavirus nephropathy are kidney transplant complications that contribute to morbidity and graft loss, and prior studies suggest they may be…
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Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate at Donor Screening to Predict Measured Glomerular Filtration Rate after Living Kidney Donation
J. van der Weijden, M. van Londen, M. Y. Said, S. J. Bakker, S. P. Berger, G. Navis, M. H. de Borst
Nephrology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
*Purpose: Accurate post-donation renal function prediction is important to minimize the risk of future severe renal function impairment in living kidney donors. Recent studies focused…