Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 47 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

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Does Secondary Simultaneous Liver Kidney versus Liver Alone Make a Difference in Terms of Patient and Graft Survival
C. Blanton, J. Reyes, M. Eerhart, P. Chlebeck, L. Fernandez
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Survival benefits have been shown with primary simultaneous liver kidney (SLK) transplantation as well as kidney after primary liver transplant when patients develop kidney…
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Feasibility of a Rapid Magnetic Resonance Protocol to Assess Body Composition Profiles in Adult Liver Transplant Candidates
S. Pine¹, L. Adamski¹, D. Gregory¹, C. Padilla¹, J. Gottstein², A. Lemmer¹, M. Forsgren³, M. Rinella¹, L. B. VanWagner⁴
¹Medicine-GI & Hepatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ³Center for Medical Image Science, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden, ⁴Medicine-GI & Hepatology and Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Body mass index (BMI) is a poor marker of obesity and outcomes in liver transplant (LT) candidates. Data suggest that body composition profiling (BCP),…
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Syphilis Transmission in Solid Organ Transplantation
M. Morrison, M. Hurtik, G. M. Lyon, S. Pouch
Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection that affects people worldwide. While transmission generally occurs via sexual contact, other modes of transmission are possible, including…
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Pneumocystis Prophylaxis in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients at Two Large Transplant Centers from 2015-2016: Why Not Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole?
J. M. Lum¹, V. Athans², I. Echenique³, C. E. Koval¹
¹Infectious Diseases, Cleveland Clinic Floundation, Cleveland, OH, ²Infectious Diseases, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Infectious Diseases, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL
*Purpose: Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (T/S) is the drug of choice for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) prophylaxis (ppx) after solid organ transplant (SOT). Perceived side effects may lead…
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Infectious Complications in 71 Heart Transplant Recipients at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thailand
N. Sangpornsuk¹, J. Wanichwatphibun², A. Ariyachaipanich³, P. Ongcharit⁴, K. Jutivorakool⁵, J. Vanichanan⁵
¹Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, ²Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, ³Excellent Center for Organ Transplantation, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand, ⁴Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand, ⁵Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
*Purpose: Infections have been known as one of the major complication associated with morbidity and mortality especially in the first year following orthotropic heart transplantation…
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Fractalkine is Crucial in Ischemia Reperfusion Injury Related to Acute Rejection in an Allogeneic Heart Transplantation Model
T. Kanzawa¹, D. Tokita¹, T. Yamakawa¹, H. Ishigooka¹, H. Fukuda¹, H. Katsumata¹, S. Miyairi¹, R. Ishii¹, T. Hirai¹, K. Saiga¹, M. Okumi¹, T. Imai², K. Tanabe¹
¹Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ²KAN Research Institute, Kobe, Japan
*Purpose: Ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) facilitates allograft rejection in renal transplantation recipients (IRI-related rejection). Controlling IRI improves graft survival. Fractalkine (FKN) is an inflammatory chemokine.…
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Ceria-Zirconia Nanoparticles as an Enhanced Antioxidant Attenuates Apoptosis of Human Kidney Proximal Tubular Epithelial Cells in Hypoxia
S. Yoon¹, K. Yoon², S. Hong³, S. Yun¹, W. Hwang¹, J. Moon⁴, J. Lee¹, H. Jeon¹
¹Nephrology, Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of, ²Hannam University, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of, ³Chemistry, Hannam University, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of, ⁴General Surgery, Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Ischemia/reperfusion injury, resulting from hypoxic damage within a graft, is the leading cause of delayed graft function and graft rejection. Various mechanisms have been…
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CMV-Specific Cell-Mediated Immunity Early after Transplantation Discriminates R+ Transplant Patients at Risk of CMV Infection among Different Solid Organ Transplants
M. Jarque¹, A. Cachero², E. Garcia-Romero³, L. Lladó², C. Baliellas², C. Diez³, E. Melilli⁴, J. Fabregat², J. Gonzalez-Costello³, O. Bestard⁴
¹Experimentall Nephrology laboratory, IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. Barcelona, Spain, ²Liver Transplant Department, Bellvitge University Hospital, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. Barcelona, Spain, ³Heart Transplant Unit, Cardiology Department, Bellvitge University Hospital, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Kidney Transplantation Unit, Bellvitge University Hospital- IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. Barcelona, Spain
*Purpose: While monitoring CMV-specific cell-mediated immunity(CMI) has shown to be effective in predicting the risk of CMV infection, comparisons across different solid organ transplants(SOT) and…
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CNV Screening For End-stage Renal Disease
C. E. Fishman, B. Chang, A. Shaked, B. J. Keating
Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: The prevalence of ESRD in the United States was 2,160.7 cases per one million individuals in 2016, and a primary cause of ESRD was…
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Paradoxical Differential Post-transplant Rates Of Change Of Serum Proteins In Pediatric Liver Patients With Evidence For A Novel Sarcopenic-dependent Serum Protein Stimulating Factor
C. M. Schmidt¹, J. Molleston², G. S. Rao², C. A. Kubal¹, S. Atoa¹, R. S. Mangus¹
¹Surgery, Transplant Division, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, ²Pediatrics, Division of GI and Hepatology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: Pediatric patients with liver disease suffer from hypoalbuminemia, sarcopenia, and malnutrition. This study aims to quantify differential rates of change (ROC) and post-TX normalization…