Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 21 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

2019 American Transplant Congress
Need of a New Formula to Estimate Creatinine Clearance in Immediate Post Kidney Transplant Period with Functioning Allograft
A. B. Jain¹, U. Farooq², A. Brooks¹, T. Dohi¹, F. Butt¹, Z. Kadry¹
¹Surgery ( Transplant), Penn State Milton Hershey Medical Center, Hershey 17033, PA, ²Medicine( Neprhology), Penn State Milton Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA
*Purpose: Introduction: Post kidney transplant (KTx), with functioning renal allograft, serum creatinine continues to decrease at a variable rate until it stabilizes after a few…
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Could Intravenous Iron Strengthen The Chances Of Heart Transplantation For Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices?
A. Mardis¹, C. Mardis², J. Barham³, A. Poole³, S. Branham³, R. Napier⁴, J. Martin³, P. McCann⁴
¹Department of Pharmacy, Palmetto Health, Columbia, SC, ²Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, ³Cardiothoracic Surgery, Palmetto Health, Columbia, SC, ⁴Cardiology, Palmetto Health, Columbia, SC
*Purpose: Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is prevalent in patients supported by left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), is associated with functional limitations, and often warrants blood…
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Immune Privilege May Predispose Patients after Orthotopic Heart Transplantation to Develop Recipient to Donor Atrial Connections Associated with Atrial Arrhythmias
B. Herweg¹, M. Nellaiyappan¹, T. Tran¹, G. Mabry¹, K. Weston¹, H. J. Eisen², M. Weston³
¹Cardiovascular Sciences, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, ²Heart and Vascular Institute, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA, ³Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: The formation of functional electrical inter-atrial connections (IAC) between recipient and donor atria after orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) is intriguing and its mechanism is…
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Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (rATG) Induction in Heart Transplant Recipients at High Risk for Rejection
B. Kitto¹, B. Baetz¹, S. Krim², H. Patel², S. Mandras², S. Desai², C. Eiswirth², H. Ventura², S. Thai¹
¹Pharmacy, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, ²Heart Transplant, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
*Purpose: To assess the safety and efficacy of rATG induction in heart transplant recipients at high risk for rejection.*Methods: This was a single-center, retrospective study…
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Implementation of Novel Machine-Learning Techniques to Tailor Donornet® Organ Offers to Center and Surgeon Preference
A. C. Perez-Ortiz, N. Elias
Transplant Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Real-time communication regarding organ placement is critical. For this purpose, UNOS launched DonorNet®, a computerized allocation algorithm, to aid and facilitate organ placement. However,…
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Kidney Donor 70 Years Of Age Or Older – How Far Can We Go? A Registry Analysis
R. W. Gruessner, J. F. Renz, F. Tedla, A. Brar, S. Saggi, M. Salifu, A. C. Gruessner
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: With the increasing number of patients on the kidney transplant waitlist and with improved technique and management the demand for kidneys is constantly increasing.…
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Attitudes and Knowledge about Organ Donation in a Cohort of Medical Students: Association of Religion and Ethnicity
M. Markell, A. Cerrato, M. Salifu
Nephrology/Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: Physicians often do not refer appropriate candidates for organ donation and the reasons may be rooted in personal beliefs about transplantation. Students come to…
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Overcoming Anti-HLA Sensitization in Kidney Transplantation
R. C. Siqueira¹, P. Malafronte², J. C. Baptista-Silva², E. F. Silva², M. C. Camargo², M. C. Ribeiro Castro²
¹Nephrology Post-Graduation, University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Kidney Transplant Unit, Hospital Samaritano de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
*Purpose: To evaluate if it is possible to achieve good results in kidney transplantation (Ktx) regardless the degree of anti-HLA sensitization.*Methods: 143 adult living (LD)…
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Low Dose Anti-Thymocyte Globulin is Enough to Prevent Acute Cellular Rejection in Kidney Transplant
P. W. Baron¹, J. Weissman², F. Fazeli³, C. Zuppan⁴, R. Villicana³, P. Wai¹, L. Beeson⁵, M. De Vera¹
¹Surgery/Transplantation Institute, Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, CA, ²Pharmacy, Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, CA, ³Transplantation Institute, Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, CA, ⁴Pathology, Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, CA, ⁵Center for Nutrition, Healthy Lifestyle and Disease Prevention/School of Public Health, Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, CA
*Purpose: Rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) cumulative dose needed to effectively and safely prevent acute cellular rejection is unknown. This study compares the efficacy of total…
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Multidisciplinary Transplant UTI Service; Challenging the Stalemate
J. J. Chong, A. Adiki, D. Ness, J. Olsburgh, R. H. Zakri
Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Symptomatic UTIs (urinary tract infections) cause a significantly detrimental effect on long term graft function. Immunosuppression coupled with underlying renal or urological abnormality makes…