2020 American Transplant Congress
Survival Benefit of Accepting Kidneys from Older Donation after Cardiac Death Donors
*Purpose: Kidneys from older donation after cardiac death (DCD) donors are less likely to be transplanted due to concerns about inferior post-transplant survival. But candidates…2020 American Transplant Congress
Deceased Donors in Kidney Paired Donation
*Purpose: A kidney paired donation pool (KPDP) consists of transplant candidates and their incompatible living donors along with nondirected living donors (NDDs). In a match…2020 American Transplant Congress
Widespread Deregulation of Metabolic Genes in Steatotic Livers Pre- And Post-Transplantation
*Purpose: The escalating obesity crisis is a double-edged sword for the field of liver transplantation; higher rates of fatty liver disease increase both the demand…2020 American Transplant Congress
Comparative Analysis of Kidney Transplant-Specific versus Hospital-Wide Antibiograms
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients are more likely to develop antimicrobial-resistant infections versus the general population, but few transplant centers have developed SOT-specific antibiograms…2020 American Transplant Congress
C-Reactive Protein 1-Year Post-Transplant is Associated with Future Development of Coronary Artery Vasculopathy and Rejection in a Pediatric Heart Transplant Cohort
Congenital Heart Center/Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
*Purpose: Coronary artery vasculopathy (CAV) is one of the leading causes of mortality beyond 3y post-transplant (OHT). Multiple risk factors are associated with development of…2020 American Transplant Congress
Molecular Profiles of Injury in Heart Transplant Allograft: Relationship to Rejection, Ejection Fraction, and Survival
*Purpose: In previous studies we used microarray analysis of gene expression to identify rejection in heart transplant endomyocardial biopsies, and found that this also revealed…2020 American Transplant Congress
Conversion to Belatacept in HIV(+) Renal Transplant Recipients
Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
*Purpose: HIV(+) renal transplant recipients were excluded from phase III trials of belatacept, and currently there are only scattered case reports.*Methods: This was a single…2020 American Transplant Congress
Parathyroidectomy Remains Effective for Treating Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism: Long-Term Results of a Randomized Study
*Purpose: Tertiary hyperparathyroidism is a common cause of hypercalcemia after kidney transplant (KT). The aim of this study is to evaluate the long-term effectiveness of…2020 American Transplant Congress
High Intra-Patient Variability of Tacrolimus in Pediatric and Adolescent Renal Transplant Recipients is Associated with Worse Graft Outcomes
*Purpose: High intra-patient variability (IPV) in tacrolimus (TAC) levels is associated with de novo donor-specific antibodies (dnDSA) and graft loss. We examined the natural history…2020 American Transplant Congress
Comparative Review of Adult Kidney Transplant Medicare Cost Report Reimbursement in U. S. Transplant Hospitals
1Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 2Transplant Management Group, San Diego, CA
*Purpose: Medicare organ acquisition reimbursement (MOAR) from the Medicare Cost Report (MCR) includes but is not limited to costs associated with candidate evaluation, maintenance on…
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