Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 22 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

2019 American Transplant Congress
The Association Of Frailty With Risk Of Cytomegalovirus And BK Infection
J. Norman¹, A. Gupta², A. Naik³, D. Cibrik², S. Norman³
¹Internal Medicine, Univ of Michigan Medical Ctr, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Internal Medicine/Nephrology, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ³Internal Medicine/Nephrology, Univ of Michigan Medical Ctr, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: Opportunistic infections are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality post-kidney transplant (KT). Recently, medical frailty has been recognized to increase the risk of death…
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Real World Data Support International Consenus Guidelines on Management of CMV after Kidney Transplantation
A. Asberg, G. B. Kro, A. V. Reisæter, A. Hartmann, K. Midtvedt
Oslo University Hospital - Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
*Purpose: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) naïve kidney transplant recipients (R-) transplanted with an organ from a CMV positive donor (D+) are at high risk for CMV disease.…
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High HLA-DQ Epitope Mismatch Load and Low Tacrolimus Level Are Associated with Development of De Novo Donor Specific Antibody
D. Lee¹, B. Kim², J. Kim³, I. Kim⁴, M. Jeon⁵, J. Ahn¹, S. Choi⁶
¹Nephrology, Maryknoll Medical Center, Busan 48972, Korea, Republic of, ²Laboratory Medicine, Maryknoll Medical Center, Busan 48972, Korea, Republic of, ³Surgery, Maryknoll Medical Center, Busan 48972, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Urology, Maryknoll Medical Center, Busan 48972, Korea, Republic of, ⁵Pathology, Maryknoll Medical Center, Busan 48972, Korea, Republic of, ⁶Transplantation Center, Coordinator : Nurse, Maryknoll Medical Center, Busan 48972, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Purpose of our study is to evaluate the clinical significance of HLA class II epitope mismatch loads for the development of de novo DSA…
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Innovations in Transplant Education: 360⁰ Virtual Reality Videos of a Live Kidney Donation and Transplantation
V. A. Huurman¹, A. D. Pieterse², F. Luk², M. E. Reinders²
¹Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Internal Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
*Purpose: 360⁰ degree Virtual Reality (VR) is a digital technology where learners are able to "look around" in an artificial world. The VR experience gives…
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Using a Massive Open Online Course on Clinical Kidney, Prancreas and Islet Transplantion in Different Settings of Transplant Education
P. G. De Jong¹, R. A. Hendriks¹, F. Luk², M. E. Reinders²
¹Center for Innovation in Medical Education, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Internal Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
*Purpose: In 2016 our center launched a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Kidney, Pancreas and Islet Transplantation. As opposed to on-campus education, this course…
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Desensitization Protocols vs Kidney Paired Donation to Overcome AB0 Incompatibility and/or Donor Specific Antibodies in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
F. Vistoli, V. Perrone, L. Gozzini, E. Kauffmann, N. Napoli, S. Iacopi, C. Lombardo, G. Amorese, U. Boggi
Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation Center, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
*Purpose: International guidelines indicate Living Donor Kidney Transplantation (LDKT) as the best option for ESRD patients. Immunological barriers like AB0 incompatibility (AB0i) and donor specific…
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Management of Dyslipidemia after Liver Transplantation
S. S. Patel¹, V. A. Rodriguez², M. B. Siddiqui¹, M. Faridnia³, F. Lin⁴, J. Laurenzano⁴, J. Clinton⁴, A. Chandrakumaran³, T. Reichman⁵, C. Bhati⁵, M. S. Siddiqui¹
¹Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ²Department of Bio-statistics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ⁴Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ⁵Department of Transplant Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a major cause of long-term mortality in liver transplant recipients (LTR). Adequate control of CVD risk factors like hypertension, diabetes,…
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Anticoagulation in Post-Liver Transplant Recipients with Portal Vein Thrombosis
L. Schumacher¹, L. Lindberg¹, D. Alonso², R. Gilroy³, J. Krong⁴, L. Dong⁴, S. LeCorchick¹
¹Department of Pharmacy, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT, ²Transplant Surgery, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT, ³Transplant Hepatology, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT, ⁴Department of Transplant, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to compare safety and efficacy outcomes in liver transplant recipients with portal vein thrombosis (PVT) at the time…
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Higher Incidence of Coagulation Complications in Live Liver Donation
B. Movahedi, p. Mahboub, N. Kim, P. Martins, A. Bozorgzadeh
Surgery, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA
*Purpose: Live donor liver and kidney donations are very effective procedures to increase the available organ pool and shorten waiting list for the patients listed…
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Patients with Immunological Diseases or on Peritoneal Dialysis Are Prone to False Positive Flow Cytometry Cross Match
Q. Xu¹, A. House², S. Leckie¹, L. Gunaratnam², P. Luke³, A. Jevnikar²
¹Pathology and Lab Medicine, London Health Science Center, London, ON, Canada, ²Medicine, Western University, London, ON, Canada, ³Surgery, Western University, London, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Despite implementation of virtual cross matches, flow cytometry cross matches (FCXM) are still used by many transplant centers to determine immunological risk prior to…