Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 117 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

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Social Determinants as Indicators for Medication Adherence and Graft Function in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
S. Craven, K. Clark, A. Feryn, S. Ponce, G. Laird, A. Al-Uzri
Oregon Health & Science Univ, Portland, OR
*Purpose: To examine the association of social determinants of health (SDoH), the conditions in which people are born and live, with medication adherence and graft…
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An Evaluation of Converting Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients from Tacrolimus to LCPT to Limit Neurological Adverse Events and Improve Quality of Life
A. Reticker, B. Valdepenas, K. Bruno, D. Cikopana, S. Walton, E. Benedetti, I. Tzvetanov, P. West-Thielke
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Adverse effects (AEs) of tacrolimus significantly reduce recipients’ quality of life (QOL). Given its ability for tremor improvement, this study investigates whether conversion from…
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A Comparison Study of Liver Regeneration in Laparoscopic versus Open Right Hemihepatectomy for Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation
J. Kim, J. Yang, J. Rhu, G. Choi, J. Joh
Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: This study aims to compare differences between laparoscopic donor right hemihepatectomy (LDRH) and open donor right hemihepatectomy (ODRH) in the quality of the operation,…
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Liver Transplant Outcomes in Deceased Donors with Elevated Bilirubin: A Large Database Analysis
P. J. Altshuler, A. Rios Diaz, O. Shaheen, A. P. Shah, W. R. Maley, A. Frank, J. Glorioso, C. Ramirez, H. Dang, A. S. Bodzin
Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Significant hepatic injury and impairments in biliary excretion manifest serologically in elevated bilirubin levels. Despite a direct linkage between hyperbilirubinemia and hepatobiliary dysfunction, significance…
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Role of Tacrolimus Dose Adjustment at Discontinuation of Fluconazole in Liver Transplant
J. Yau, H. Morris
University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: The purpose of this study was to characterize the effects of fluconazole (fluc) discontinuation on tacrolimus (tac) levels and the role of prophylactic dose…
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Post-Transplant Recurrence Following Yttrium-90 Treatment in Liver Transplant Recipients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
O. Rizzo, T. Kitajima, M. Kavousi, S. Yeddula, M. Rizzari, K. Collins, A. Yoshida, M. S. Abouljoud, S. Nagai
Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Yttrium-90 microspheres radioembolization (Y90) has shown to be effective as a bridging therapy for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) while on waiting list…
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Socioeconomic and Financial Challenges Affecting 2500 Potential Living Kidney Donors’ Pursuit of Donation
A. Waterman¹, O. N. Ranasinghe¹, Y. Cui², J. L. Beaumont², D. Adey³, U. Reddy⁴, B. Campbell⁵, F. L. Weng⁶
¹Division of Nephrology, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ²Terasaki Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA, ³UCSF Health, San Francisco, CA, ⁴UC Irvine, Irvine, CA, ⁵Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁶St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, CA
*Purpose: To identify financial factors that affect living kidney donors’ attitudes and progress towards donation, we conducted a survey of 2576 potential living donors [48%…
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Invasive Aspergillosis in Lung Transplant Recipients with Aspergillus Colonization Beyond One Year after Transplant
S. Davoudi, A. Pérez-Cortés Villalobos, T. Martinu, J. Tikkanen, D. Kumar, A. Humar, L. G. Singer, S. Keshavjee, S. Husain
University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Antifungal prophylaxis is recommended for Aspergillus colonization within a year in lung transplant recipients (LTRs) to prevent invasive aspergillosis (IA). However, the rate of…
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Influence of HLA Compatibility on Cytomegalovirus Infection Post-Kidney Transplantation
N. Fujiyama¹, M. Saito², R. Yamamoto², K. Numakura², T. Inoue², R. Sagehashi², K. Hosomichi³, A. Miura¹, T. Habuchi², S. Satoh¹
¹Center for Kidney Disease and Transplantation, Akita University Hospital, Akita, Japan, ²Department of Urology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan, ³Department of Bioinformatics and Genomics, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa, Japan
*Purpose: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection after kidney transplantation is associated with a high morbidity and higher risk of graft loss. A latent Human CMV infection can…
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Longitudinal Study Investigating Characteristics of Human Polyimaviruses Infection after Kidney Transplantation
E. Favi¹, S. Delbue², C. Colico¹, L. Signorini², L. Clementoni¹, M. Ferraresso¹
¹Renal Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy, ²Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
*Purpose: Human Polyomaviruses (HPyV) infections are extremely common, ranging from 60% to 100% in the general population, depending on the virus. After primary infection, which…