Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 61 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

2019 American Transplant Congress
Nothing Lasts Forever, So Of The Donor Risk Index For Liver Transplant
K. Okubo, K. Sasaki, A. Moro, J. McBey, M. Fujiki, T. Diago Uso, B. Eghtesad, D. Kwon, C. Miller, C. Quintini, K. Hashimoto, F. Aucejo
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: The donor risk index (DRI) is one of the most established risk indices in liver transplant (LT). DRI, which was reported in 2006, was…
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Geographic Trends in Drug Intoxicated Deceased Donor Recovery and Utilization
R. Urban, D. Klassen, J. Rosendale
United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: The impact of the current opioid epidemic has been felt throughout the nation, and has seen significant geographic variation in the impact on decease…
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High Fibre Diet Prevents Transplant-Associated Dysbiosis and Prevents Kidney Allograft Rejection
J. J. Singer¹, H. Wu¹, T. Kwan¹, Y. Loh¹, C. Wang¹, J. Tan², L. Macia², S. Alexander³, S. Chadban¹
¹Kidney Node Laboratory, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, ²Nutritional Immunometabolism Lab, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, ³The Children's Hospital Westmead, Sydney, Australia
*Purpose: To investigate the impact of high fibre (HF) diet or dietary supplementation with the short chain fatty acid (SCFA) sodium acetate (SA) on kidney…
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Bronchoalveolar Lavage Biomarkers Predict Lung Transplant Survival
A. Zarinsefat¹, J. Y. Yang², R. Sarwal¹, J. Liberto¹, D. Watson³, S. Verleden⁴, M. Sarwal¹
¹UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Johns Hopkin, Baltimore, MD, ³Kit Bio, Los Altos, CA, ⁴KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
*Purpose: In lung transplants (LTx), chronic rejection remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality following transplantation, mainly from chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD). Two…
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Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplant Outcomes after Induction Therapy with Thymoglobulin Compared with Alemtuzumab
B. Masters¹, F. Bartlett², C. Drachenberg³, S. Bartlett³, R. Barth³, J. Scalea³, A. Haririan³
¹University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, ²Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO, ³University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to compare the outcomes of simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplant (SPK) recipients after two T-cell depleting induction agents:…
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Multi-Organ Transplant Results in Lower Patient and Graft Survival Than Kidney Alone Transplant
C. A. Custer¹, J. Entwistle², K. Ladin³, L. Cartwright¹, E. J. Gordon⁴
¹United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, ²Thomas Jefferson University, Washington, DC, ³Tufts University, Medford, MA, ⁴Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Kidneys are the most common organ involved in multi-organ transplants (MOT). MOT candidates often receive priority access to kidneys over single organ transplant (SOT)…
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Impact of Coronary Artery Disease on Long-Term Mortality after Liver Transplantation
S. S. Patel¹, V. A. Rodriguez², M. B. Siddiqui¹, J. Laurenzano³, F. Lin³, J. Clinton³, M. Faridnia⁴, A. Chandrakumaran⁴, 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, ³Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ⁵Department of Transplant Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is an important cause of post liver transplantation (LT) mortality and is higher than age-and gender matched cohorts. This happens despite…
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Pure Laparoscopic Donor Hepatectomy Based On Korean Multicenter Experience
K. Suh¹, S. Hong¹, G. Choi², K. Lee¹, C. D. Kwon², K. Kim³, S. Lee⁴, Y. Han⁵, J. Cho⁶, H. Han⁷
¹Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Surgery, , Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁵Surgery, Daegu Catholic University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea, Republic of, ⁶Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea, Republic of, ⁷Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital,, Seongnam, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Due to increased experience and knowledge in laparoscopic surgery in the era of minimally invasive surgery, laparoscopic donor hepatectomy is also being increasingly performed…
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Identification Of Pre-transplant Biomarkers Of Recipient Immune Dysfunction That Predict Recipient Risk Of Death Following Liver Transplant: The Immune Frailty Index
K. E. Lunsford¹, N. Aware¹, K. Cleveland¹, C. J. Manner¹, D. T. Nguyen², E. A. Graviss², J. V. Thomas¹, H. Vyas¹, L. W. Moore¹, S. A. Dorman¹, A. Saharia¹, C. M. Mobley¹, M. J. Hobeika¹, X. C. Li¹, R. M. Ghobrial¹
¹Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, ²Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Cirrhosis-related immune dysfunction is well recognized and likely contributes to early mortality following liver transplant (LT) resulting from infections; however, few prior studies have…
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A Potential Role for IgE-Mediated Immune Response in the Pathogenesis of Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection
F. Rascio¹, P. Pontrelli², G. S. Netti³, E. Manno¹, B. Infante¹, S. Simone², G. Castellano², M. Seveso⁴, E. Cozzi⁴, L. Gesualdo², G. Stallone¹, G. Grandaliano¹
¹Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Nephrology Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy, ²Department of Emergency, and Organ Transplantation, Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, University of Bari, Bari, Italy, ³Dept. of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Clinical Pathology Unit, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy, ⁴Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Transplant Immunology Unit, University of Padua, Padova, Italy
*Purpose: Chronic antibody-mediated rejection (CAMR) is the main cause of graft loss and shares with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) the antibody-mediated kidney damage and the…