2019 American Transplant Congress
Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell-Mediated Graft Prolongation Requires microRNA-181 and Semaphorin 4a
Stanford Univ School of Med, Stanford, CA
*Purpose: Dendritic cells (DCs) are antigen-presenting cells (APCs) important for initiating and coordinating the immune response. Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) are a subset of DCs…2019 American Transplant Congress
Reduction In Early Readmission In Kidney Recipients – Outcomes At One Year With Standardized Intensive Follow Up
Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute CCF, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Kidney transplant recipients often experience frequent ED visits and high early hospital readmission (EHR) rates (within 30 days). We sought to decrease our preventable…2019 American Transplant Congress
Visceral Arterial Embolization – An Important Tool For Managing Blood Loss In Multivisceral Transplant Candidates With Portomesenteric Thrombosis
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
*Purpose: Organ explant in multivisceral transplant (MVT) candidates is technically demanding associated with high volume blood loss. Visceral arterial embolisation (VAE) may reduce bleeding, but…2019 American Transplant Congress
Can Cardiac Risk Predictor Models Be Trusted in Kidney Transplant Recipients?
*Purpose: Kidney transplant recipients (KTR) bear a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease due to comorbid conditions. Non-invasive cardiovascular risk stratification tools have not been…2019 American Transplant Congress
Hephaistos Study Outcome on Renal Function after 12 Month Everolimus Plus Reduced Tacrolimus in De Novo Liver Transplant Recipients versus Standard Tacrolimus
1Study Group, Hephaistos, Germany, 2Novartis Pharma GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany
*Purpose: The HEPHAISTOS study was designed to compare efficacy and safety of earlyuse of everolimus [EVR] combined with reduced tacrolimus [rTAC] versus Standard tacrolimus [TAC-C)…2019 American Transplant Congress
Favorable Waitlist Outcomes in Patients with Alcoholic Liver Disease in the MELD-Na Era
Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a common indication for liver transplantation. Patients with ALD are often required to be abstinent for a period of…2019 American Transplant Congress
Consideration for Offering Hepatitis C Antibody Positive Donor Grafts to All Patients Listed for Transplant
Vanderbilt Transplant Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: Background: The field of organ transplantation continuously struggles with inadequate numbers of donor organs. Therefore, efforts remain focused on increasing organ utilization and expanding…2019 American Transplant Congress
Donation After Circulatory Death Kidneys With Prolonged Delayed Graft Function Present Widespread Metabolic And Translational Deficiencies At Time Of Retrieval
*Purpose: Delayed graft function (DGF) is acute renal failure post-transplant, commonly defined as the need for dialysis in the first week post-transplant. Injury at time…2019 American Transplant Congress
Association between a Chronic Kidney Disease Treatment Education Class and Receipt of a Kidney Transplantation in the Southeastern U.S. Population
1Kaiser Permanente, Atlanta, GA, 2Emory University, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Predialysis education is associated with improved patient survival and improved access to kidney transplantation (KT), however many of the findings are based on a…2019 American Transplant Congress
Molecular Microscope Proves i-IFTA Lack of Specificity
*Purpose: According to 2017 Banff classification, inflammatory infiltrate in the fibrotic renal tissue with at least moderate total inflammations score (ti≥2), and tubulitis (t≥2) should…
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