2020 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of Ex Vivo Preservation and Regulatory T Cells on the Development of Transplant Arteriosclerosis in a Humanized Mouse Model
*Purpose: Lung transplantation is the last remaining option for treatment of end stage lung disease. Explanted lungs can be preserved using ex vivo lung perfusion…2020 American Transplant Congress
Cardiac Allograft Tolerance Can be Achieved in Non-Human Primates via Transient Mixed Hematopoietic Chimerism and Erythropoietin Administration
*Purpose: In non-human primates (NHPs), a mixed chimerism-based conditioning protocol results in kidney transplant tolerance and combined kidney and heart allograft tolerance. Previous work showed…2020 American Transplant Congress
A Video Education Intervention to Improve Kidney Transplant Knowledge and Self-Efficacy in Dialysis Center End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Patients
*Purpose: Only 34% of incident ESRD patients are referred for transplant (Tx) evaluation within 12 months of initiating dialysis. There is great need for effective…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Eplet-Mismatch Landscape in Kidney Patients and Deceased Donors in British Columbia
*Purpose: Minimizing quantitative donor/recipient mismatch at the HLA epitope level may optimize graft outcomes in renal transplantation, but the degree to which optimal matching can…2020 American Transplant Congress
Gross Morphological Score for Deceased Donor Kidneys Can Predict Delayed Graft Function in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Department of Kidney Transplantation, London Health Sciences Center, London, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Both microscopy and kidney donor profile index (KDPI) scoring systems have been used to predict kidney transplant outcomes. Utilizing gross renal morphology, we designed…2020 American Transplant Congress
Proportion of Veillonella and the Risk of New-Onset Diabetes Mellitus after Kidney Transplantation
*Purpose: New-onset diabetes transplantation after transplantation (NODAT) is an important metabolic complication after kidney transplantation, although its mechanism is not yet fully elucidated. Recent studies…2020 American Transplant Congress
Anti-IL-6 Antibody Clazakizumab in Late Antibody-Mediated Rejection – Molecular Rebound Phenomena Under IL-6 Blockade?
*Purpose: Late antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) is well established as a major cause of kidney allograft failure. Targeting interleukin-6 (IL-6), a pro-inflammatory cytokine involved in B…2020 American Transplant Congress
Multi- National Survey among Nephrologists & Transplant Surgeons about the Suitability and Acceptance of the Marginal Living Kidney Donors with Microscopic Hematuria
*Purpose: Potential kidney donors with isolated hematuria are often excluded from donating although there is a wide controversy about the definition and threshold of investigations…2020 American Transplant Congress
Non-Self-Advocacy is Associated with Improved Access to Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Our Living Donor Navigator (LDN) program aims to help potential transplant recipients (PTRs) identify live donors with the help of an advocate. These advocates…2020 American Transplant Congress
Geographic Discard Disparities of Liver Allografts
1Medical Student, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: The aim of this study is to demonstrate the significant geographic disparity in liver allograft discard.*Methods: Using the OPTN Diseased Donor Network database, we…
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