Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 131 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

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Impact of New Onset Atrial Fibrillation on Clinical Outcomes in Liver Transplant Recipients
C. M. Anugwom¹, S. Jackson², T. Pruett³, N. Lim¹
¹Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, ²Fairview Health Services., Minneapolis, MN, ³Transplant Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia in liver transplant (LT) recipients but there continues to be a paucity of data on this topic.…
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Low Level CMV Detection and Effectiveness of Low Dose Valganciclovir Prophylaxis in Intermediate-Risk Liver Transplant Recipients
A. Nolan¹, B. Lovett², B. Lindner¹, J. G. Timpone³
¹Department of Pharmacy, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, ²Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, ³Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of low dose (450 mg/day) valganciclovir in preventing CMV infection in intermediate-risk liver transplant…
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Epidemiology of Invasive Fungal Infections in Heart Transplant Recipients
A. Couture-Cossette¹, A. Puing¹, A. Multani², O. Quintero¹, A. K. Subramanian¹, E. Henricksen³, R. Lee¹, Y. Moayedi⁴, K. Khush⁵, J. J. Teuteberg⁵, D. Y. Ho¹
¹Department of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ²Department of Infectious Diseases, UCLA, Stanford, CA, ³Pharmacy, Stanford Healthtcare, Stanford, CA, ⁴Department of Cardiology, UHN, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
*Purpose: The incidence and epidemiology of invasive fungal infections (IFI) after heart transplantation (HTx) are influenced by changes in environmental exposures, immunosuppression, and prophylaxis practices.…
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Preemptive Direct Acting Antiviral Therapy as Prophylaxis in Donor HCV-Positive to Recipient HCV-Negative Solid Organ Transplant: a Comprehensive Review
M. Mavuram, S. Mavuram, H. Samant, S. Pandit, B. Samant, J. Morris, J. Alexander
Gastroenterology, Louisiana State University of Health Sciences Shreveport, Shreveport, LA
*Purpose: With the advent of highly effective and safe oral Direct acting Antiviral agents (DAAs), several transplant centers have adopted protocols for using HCV positive…
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Recipient Outcomes of DCD Kidneys with and without Donor TPA Administration
E. Shipman, W. De Faria, L. Preczewski, R. Vianna, G. Guerra
Miami Transplant Institute, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Our OPO utilizes a TPA administration protocol for DCD liver donors to be transplanted at our center. This results in a series of DCD…
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Bypassing the Nearest Transplant Center for Care is Associated with Gains in Time to Living Donor but Not Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation or Improved Graft Outcomes
A. M. Whelan¹, C. McCulloch², E. Ku¹
¹Division of Nephrology, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA, ²Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UCSF, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: Some patients may gain an advantage if they choose to bypass their local transplant center and receive care at a center further away but…
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Sensitization via Pregnancy Generates Alloantibody and Cross-Reactive Xeno-Antibody in a Non-Human Primate Model
J. Yoon, M. Manook, Z. Fitch, R. Schmitz, A. Choi, A. M. Jackson, S. Knechtle, J. Kwun
Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC
*Purpose: Women are disproportionately represented among highly sensitized waitlist candidates and within HLA-incompatible transplantation programs. Due to difficulties obtaining compatible donors, sensitized patients are seen…
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Comparing Two Methods of Minimally-Ischemic Cardiac Preservation in Life-Supporting Cardiac Xenotransplantation Model
C. E. Goerlich¹, A. Singh¹, D. Kaczorowski¹, M. Abdullah¹, B. Lewis¹, I. Tatarov¹, A. Hershfeld¹, T. Zhang¹, E. Strauss¹, P. Odonkor¹, B. Williams¹, D. Ayares², B. Griffith¹, M. Mohiuddin¹
¹Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Surgery, Revivicor, Blacksburg, VA
*Purpose: Transplantation of organs from animals to humans (xenotransplantation) has been proposed to address the critical shortage of organs for transplantation. The use of genetically…
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Increased Intra-Abdominal Pressure is Associated with Delayed Graft Function after Kidney Transplantation
A. Coca¹, C. Arias-Cabrales², M. Perez-Saez², P. Gonzalez¹, M. Crespo², M. Rollan¹, B. Toribio¹, A. Mendiluce¹, J. Pascual², J. Bustamante-Munguira³
¹Nephrology, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valladolid, Spain, ²Nephrology, Hospital Del Mar, Barcelona, Spain, ³Cardiac Surgery, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valladolid, Spain
*Purpose: Increased intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) is a common complication among critically ill and post-surgical patients that can cause organ dysfunction. Its prevalence and effects after…
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Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF) Prevents the Apoptotic and Anti-Angiogenic Effect of Hypercholesterolemia on Hepatocytes in Liver Allografts
H. B. Ozdemir¹, G. Ozgun¹, A. Yucel Polat¹, N. Haberal¹, G. Moray², M. Haberal²
¹Pathology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, ²Department of General Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
*Purpose: Background: Hypercholesterolemia (HC) impairs angiogenesis and induces apoptosis in livers. This hyperlipidemic impairment of angiogenesis reported associated with reduced bFGF. HGF stimulates proliferation, angiogenesis,…