Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 147 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

2020 American Transplant Congress
Standardization of Pre-Transplant Cardiac Testing in Kidney Transplant Recipients is Associated with Lower Post-Transplant Cardiac Events
I. Genev¹, A. Desai², R. Garcia-Roca³, S. Shah⁴, J. Lopez⁴, V. Mathew⁴, J. Yoo¹, S. Akkina¹
¹Department of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, ²Department of Medicine, Division of Transplant Nephrology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, ³Department of Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, ⁴Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
*Purpose: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality after kidney transplantation and optimal approaches to pre-transplant cardiac testing are not well defined. We applied…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Treatment of Chronic Active Antibody Mediated Rejection in Kidney Transplant Recipients is Associated with Increased Risk of Urinary Tract Infections and Pneumonia
E. Joachim, S. Parajuli, K. Swanson, F. Aziz, N. Garg, M. Mohamed, D. Mandelbrot, A. Djamali
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Infections are a common cause of morbidity and mortality after kidney transplantation. Chronic active antibody mediated rejection (cABMR) is a leading cause of kidney…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Multi- National Survey among Nephrologists & Transplant Surgeons about the Suitability and Acceptance of the Marginal Live Kidney Donors with Mild Hypertension
Z. Arabi¹, E. Elhassan¹, A. Altheaby¹, A. Hamad², S. Kaysi³
¹KAMC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ²The Regional Medical Center, Orangeburg, SC, ³CHR Orleans, Orleans, France
*Purpose: There is variability among transplant centers in the acceptance of living donor candidates with well-controlled hypertension. Increased gestational hypertension and preeclampsia are more common…
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Epidemiology of Cannabis Use and Associated Outcomes among Kidney Transplant Recipients a Meta Analysis
P. Vaitla¹, C. Thongprayoon², F. Cabeza Rivera¹, F. Koller¹, P. Matemavi¹, S. Kanduri¹, R. Marathi³, W. Cheungpasitporn¹
¹Nephrology, University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS, ²Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Internal Medicine, University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS
*Purpose: Cannabis is the most commonly used recreational drug in the United States and transplant acceptability for cannabis using candidates varies among transplant centers. In…
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A Simple Scoring System for Risk Stratification in Liver Transplantation after Donor Liver Biopsy
J. A. Steggerda, M. B. Bloom, K. Mahendraraj, T. Ramos, T. Todo, T. V. Brennan, N. N. Nissen, A. S. Klein, I. K. Kim
Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Macrosteatosis (MaS) identified on donor liver biopsy (DLBx) influences organ utilization but alone is not predictive of outcomes following liver transplantation (LT). Here we…
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Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant Predicts Immunosuppression Non-Adherence after Liver Transplantation
S. Deutsch-Link¹, E. Weinberg², M. McDougal³, L. Jones⁴, T. Bitterman², M. Serper²
¹Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴PCOM, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Patients with end-stage liver disease presenting for liver transplant (LT) evaluation have a high burden of psychosocial comorbidities. The Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for…
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Risk Factors Associated with Hepatic Artery Thrombosis in the Modern Era
M. Krach, A. Kernodle, P. Chiang, D. Segev, A. Massie, J. Garonzik-Wang
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Historically, hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT) has been associated with certain risk factors, such as donor age, cold ischemia time, and split grafts; it is unclear…
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Opioid Prescription Pattern and Risk Factors Associated with Opioid Use after Living Donor Hepatectomy in the US
M. Nguyen¹, L. Vest², Z. Zhang², V. Whittaker³, M. Schnitzler¹, D. Axelrod⁴, H. Randall¹, C. Varma¹, J. Snyder⁵, B. Kasiske⁵, D. Segev⁶, M. McAdams Demarco⁷, G. Hess⁸, K. Lentine²
¹Department of Surgery, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, ²Department of Medicine, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, ³Department of Surgery, New York Medical College, New York, NY, ⁴Department of Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁵SRTR, Minneapolis, MN, ⁶Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁷Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁸Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Opioids are the cornerstone of acute pain management after living donor hepatectomy. Their misuse poses the danger of chronic abuse. How this affects living…
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Efficacy Of CMV Prophylaxis In Liver Transplant Recipients
S. LeCorchick, T. Tinkham, N. Oliver, L. Lindberg, L. Dong, J. Krong, R. Gilroy
Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT
*Purpose: Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a ubiquitous beta herpesvirus present in the human population at rates between 30% and 90%. It can be transmitted via…
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Cytomegalovirus Preemptive Monitoring Conversion and the Use of a Preemptive Threshold after Solid Organ Transplant
C. Wong, M. Jorgenson, J. Descourouez, C. Saddler, J. Smith, D. Mandelbrot
UWHC, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in solid organ transplant (SOT) is associated with negative graft and patient outcomes. Prophylactic agents of choice have substantial cytotoxicity, and patients…