2019 American Transplant Congress
HTLV Screening among Solid Organ Transplant Candidates at a Large Transplant Center
1Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, 2Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Data on human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) seroprevalence among solid organ transplant (SOT) candidates and risk of HTLV complications after SOT is scarce. HTLV-I is…2019 American Transplant Congress
New Reactive Oxygen Species Scavenger Prevents Injury in Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Model
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Despite the success of preservation solutions, Ischemia-Reperfusion (IR) injury remains a significant problem for all solid organ transplants. As a result, an important, unmet…2019 American Transplant Congress
Cryopreservation Allows for Extended Graft Survival in a Rat Orthotopic Hind Limb Model
*Purpose: Vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) is a viable reconstructive option for devastating tissue defects. The growth of the field is restrained by the limited ischemia…2019 American Transplant Congress
Dissecting The Role Of Donor Acute Kidney Injury On Molecular Responses Post-transplantation
*Purpose: In the current scenario of shortage of donor organs, kidneys with AKI are being used and outcome research reports show that the outcomes could…2019 American Transplant Congress
Torque Teno Virus is a Prognostic Biomarker for Acute Biopsy-Proven Alloreactivity in Kidney Transplants
*Purpose: Drug-induced immunosuppression in kidney transplantation is crucial to prevent allograft rejection, but increases risk for infectious, cardiovascular and malignant disease. Tailoring of immunosuppressive drug…2019 American Transplant Congress
Relationship between HLA-DPB1 Gene Expression in Pre-Implantation Kidney Biopsies, Rs9277534 Polymorphism, and Late Graft Function
*Purpose: A previous gene expression microarray study in pre-implantation biopsies (PIB) from kidneys of adult deceased donors (D) showed association between high class II HLA…2019 American Transplant Congress
Rejection, Infectious, and Renal Outcomes with Perioperative Desensitization in Orthotopic Heart Transplant Recipients
University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Pre-transplant allosensitization remains a significant barrier to organ allocation and a paucity of evidence exists to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of perioperative desensitization…2019 American Transplant Congress
Exercise after Heart Transplantation: What is the Reality?
Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Heart transplantation (HTx) offers patients a second chance at life and to engage in the daily activities of life. However, the denervated heart does…2019 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy of Long-Acting Octreotide in Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients with Recurrent Gastrointestinal Bleeding
*Purpose: Continuous flow ventricular assist device (VAD) patients have a high risk of recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding, often leading to readmission and morbidity. Intramuscular long-acting octreotide…2019 American Transplant Congress
Organ-Procurement Organization and Donor Factor-Related Variation in Deceased Donor Kidney Biopsies and Discards: A National Practice Patterns Analysis
*Purpose: The clinical utility and outcome implications of deceased donor kidney allograft procurement biopsies are controversial.*Methods: We analyzed Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients data (n=59,328…
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