Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 54 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

2019 American Transplant Congress
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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Phenotype and Course of Renal Tubular Cell Death during Cold Ischemia versus Cold Ischemia Followed by Transplant
S. Jain¹, R. Plenter², T. Nydam², A. Jani¹
¹Renal Division, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ²Transplant Microsurgery Program, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Treatments of Delayed graft function (DGF) are lacking. Prolonged cold ischemia (CI) is a risk factor for DGF but the pathways by which CI…
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Histone Deacetylase-8 (HDAC8) Inhibition is Protective in a Murine Model of Renal Ischemia Reperfusion Injury (IRI)
P. T. Hernandez¹, S. J. Concors¹, D. D. Aufhauser¹, L. Krumeich¹, Z. Wang¹, G. Ge¹, A. Beeler², M. Levine¹, W. Hancock³
¹Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, MA, ³Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: IRI is a major source of morbidity after renal transplantation, contributing to poor transplant outcomes and decreased graft survival. Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are enzymes…
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Urinary Podocin mRNA as Predictor of Renal Allograft Function Decline
A. Naik¹, J. Aqeel¹, D. Cibrik², M. Samaniego³, L. Wickman¹, S. Wang¹, M. Chowdhury¹, R. Wiggins¹
¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS, ³Henry Ford, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Traditional biomarkers (such as proteinuria, 1year eGFR) as well as validated risk prediction tools such as the Birmingham Risk Score predict risk of ESRD.…
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The Value of SCS Perfusate Biomarkers for Predicting DGF of DCD Donor Kidneys
X. Li, W. Wang, X. Zhang
Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
*Purpose: To explore the possibilities of simple cold stored(SCS) perfusate biomarkers predicting delayed graft function(DGF) in donor of cardiac death (DCD) kidneys.*Methods: A total of…
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Chemokine Ligand 14 is a Novel Therapeutic Target in Kidney Fibrosis
S. Lee¹, Y. Kim¹, J. Moon¹, H. Lee¹, S. Han¹, J. Lee², R. Cha³, D. Kim¹, C. Lee⁴, K. Kim⁵, Y. Kim¹, S. Yang⁶
¹Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Internal Medicine, Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Internal Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Internal Medicine, Cheju Halla University Hospital, Jeju, Korea, Republic of, ⁵Biomedical Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁶Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Chemokine ligand 14 (CCL14), a ligand for CCR1, has been known as a M2 polarizing marker and chemotactic cytokine, which is expressed by fibroblast,…