Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 74 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

2019 American Transplant Congress
Cholecystitis in High-Acuity Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation: A Five-Year Analysis of Incidence, Causes and Impact
D. S. Graham, T. Ito, M. M. Lu, J. DiNorcia, V. G. Agopian, H. Yersiz, D. G. Farmer, R. W. Busuttil, F. M. Kaldas
Dumont-UCLA Liver Transplant Center, Department of Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: While the incidence of gallbladder pathology is well described in the general population, there is almost no data on cholecystitis in liver transplant candidates…
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Hypothermic Machine Perfusion Protects Donation After Cardiac Deathliver Graft Through Gstm1-mediated Cytochrome P450 Exogenous Substance Metabolism Pathway
W. Liang, S. Ye, Z. Zhong, Q. Hu, Y. Wang, Q. Ye
Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Institute of Hepatobiliary Diseases, Wuhan, China
*Purpose: Donation after cardiac death (DCD) is the mainly resource to relieve organ-transplantation shortage. Our previous research have confirmed that the function of DCD liver…
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Transfer of Healthy Mitochondria in Established Ischemic Injury Reduces Progression to Interstitial Fibrosis and Tubular Atrophy
A. Bajwa¹, V. Bontha¹, D. Maluf¹, J. Eason², V. Mas³
¹UTHSC, Memphis, TN, ²Director of Transplant Institute, Memphis, TN, ³Director of Transplant Research Institute, Memphis, TN
*Purpose: Ischemia induces altered bioenergetics with increased mitochondrial swelling and reactive oxygen species (ROS) and ultimately degradation of cellular function. Therapeutic interventions that target to…
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Characterization of Circulating T-cell Specific Exosomes during Acute Rejection in Murine Heart Transplantation Model
R. Hu¹, V. Korutla¹, L. Korutla¹, S. Rostami¹, A. Habertheuer¹, S. Addya², J. Harmon¹, P. Zielinski¹, S. Reddy¹, A. Freas¹, C. Ram¹, A. Naji¹, P. Vallabhajosyula¹
¹Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Exosomes are nanoparticles (30-200nm) released by many cell types. They carry nucleic acid and proteins that may reflect conditional changes in their tissue counterparts.…
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Use of TruGraf Serial Testing for Confirming Stability in Kidney Transplant Patients with Stable Renal Function
V. Peddi¹, C. Schieve², S. Rose², M. First²
¹California Pacific Med Ctr, San Francisco, CA, ²Transplant Genomics Inc, Mansfield, MA
*Purpose: The objectives of this study were to model serial TruGraf testing in stable kidney transplant recipients and to demonstrate the potential clinical utility of…
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Need of a New Formula to Estimate Creatinine Clearance in Immediate Post Kidney Transplant Period with Functioning Allograft
A. B. Jain¹, U. Farooq², A. Brooks¹, T. Dohi¹, F. Butt¹, Z. Kadry¹
¹Surgery ( Transplant), Penn State Milton Hershey Medical Center, Hershey 17033, PA, ²Medicine( Neprhology), Penn State Milton Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA
*Purpose: Introduction: Post kidney transplant (KTx), with functioning renal allograft, serum creatinine continues to decrease at a variable rate until it stabilizes after a few…
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Could Intravenous Iron Strengthen The Chances Of Heart Transplantation For Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices?
A. Mardis¹, C. Mardis², J. Barham³, A. Poole³, S. Branham³, R. Napier⁴, J. Martin³, P. McCann⁴
¹Department of Pharmacy, Palmetto Health, Columbia, SC, ²Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, ³Cardiothoracic Surgery, Palmetto Health, Columbia, SC, ⁴Cardiology, Palmetto Health, Columbia, SC
*Purpose: Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is prevalent in patients supported by left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), is associated with functional limitations, and often warrants blood…
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Immune Privilege May Predispose Patients after Orthotopic Heart Transplantation to Develop Recipient to Donor Atrial Connections Associated with Atrial Arrhythmias
B. Herweg¹, M. Nellaiyappan¹, T. Tran¹, G. Mabry¹, K. Weston¹, H. J. Eisen², M. Weston³
¹Cardiovascular Sciences, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, ²Heart and Vascular Institute, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA, ³Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: The formation of functional electrical inter-atrial connections (IAC) between recipient and donor atria after orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) is intriguing and its mechanism is…
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Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (rATG) Induction in Heart Transplant Recipients at High Risk for Rejection
B. Kitto¹, B. Baetz¹, S. Krim², H. Patel², S. Mandras², S. Desai², C. Eiswirth², H. Ventura², S. Thai¹
¹Pharmacy, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, ²Heart Transplant, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
*Purpose: To assess the safety and efficacy of rATG induction in heart transplant recipients at high risk for rejection.*Methods: This was a single-center, retrospective study…
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Implementation of Novel Machine-Learning Techniques to Tailor Donornet® Organ Offers to Center and Surgeon Preference
A. C. Perez-Ortiz, N. Elias
Transplant Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Real-time communication regarding organ placement is critical. For this purpose, UNOS launched DonorNet®, a computerized allocation algorithm, to aid and facilitate organ placement. However,…