Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 157 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

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First Experience with a New Storage Device for Cold Heart Preservation
A. Zuckermann, J. Gökler, P. Kaiser, E. Ceran, N. Neuber, P. Angleitner, G. Laufer, A. Aliabadi-Zuckermann
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
*Purpose: The standard technology for heart preservation for transplantation is cold static storange on ice. No temperature control is performed routinley and therefore lower or…
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Management and Outcomes of Heart Transplant Recipients with Pre-Transplant Left Ventricular Assist Device Infections
Z. Esquer Garrigos, P. Vijayvargiya, J. M. Stulak, S. A. Rizza, M. R. Sohail
Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: Infection involving Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) in patients who receive device therapy as a bridge to heart transplantation (HT) is a serious complication.…
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The Forgiven Disease: Outcomes of Lung Transplantation in Two HIV-Infected Patients
S. Biswas Roy¹, M. T. Olson², M. A. Smith¹, R. M. Bremner¹, R. Walia¹, A. Arjuna¹
¹Norton Thoracic Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, ²University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seropositivity is generally considered a contraindication to lung transplantation (LTx). HIV-infected adults are at higher risk of developing chronic lung…
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Perioperative Results of Lung Transplantation in a Newly Established, High-Volume Lung Transplantation Center in China
F. Xiao¹, Z. Zhang¹, H. Feng¹, M. Li², W. Chen³, C. Liang¹, J. Chen³
¹Department of Thoracic Surgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China, ²Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China, ³Department of Lung Transplantation, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
*Purpose: The number of patients with end-stage lung disease is huge in China, lung transplantation is the only effective method. By presenting the perioperative results…
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Comparison of Metabolic Outcomes after Pancreas Transplantation between DBD (Donors after Brainstem Death) and DCD (Donors after Circulatory Death) Grafts
J. Gopal, A. McLean, J. Crane, P. Herbert, F. Dor, M. Reddy, D. Taube, V. Papalois, A. Muthusamy
Imperial College Renal and Transplant Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
*Purpose: DCD pancreas transplantation has become common with equivalent graft survival as that of DBD grafts, but are the metabolic outcomes similar? Given the lack…
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Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA for Detection of Cell-Mediated Rejection in Low Risk Kidney Transplant Patients
S. Anand, L. Dong, M. Fife, J. Krong, S. Dow, D. Morris, T. Srinivas
Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT
*Purpose: Donor-derived cell free DNA (dd-cfDNA) is an emerging non-invasive biomarker for kidney allograft rejection. This has not been externally validated in low risk population.…
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Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor (G-CSF) and Granulocyte-Macrophage CSF (GM-CSF) Administration Enriches for Highly Suppressive CD4⁺CD45RA^–Foxp3^hi Cells in Leukapheresis Products of Rhesus Monkeys
K. Sasaki, Y. Wang, L. Lu, J. Hughes, V. Vujevich, A. W. Thomson, M. B. Ezzelarab
Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: In humans, CD4+CD45RA-Foxp3hi T cells comprise a regulatory T cell (Treg) subset with highly suppressive function. We have previously shown that granulocyte-colony stimulating factor…
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Autophagy Attenuates Renal Allograft Interstitial Fibrosis by Regulating the EndMT Induced by TNF-α
Z. Gui, C. Suo, Z. Wang, S. Fei, Z. Han, J. Tao, H. Chen, L. Sun, X. Ju, R. Tan, M. Gu
Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China
*Purpose: Kidney interstitial fibrosis is a significant cause of allograft failure in kidney transplantation. Autophagy is a self-digestive process that eliminates impaired or aged proteins…
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Effect of Rituximab Dose as Induction Therapy in ABO Incompatible Living Kidney Transplantation A Systemic Review and Network Meta Analysis
S. Hwang¹, W. Park², K. Kim¹, S. Lee¹, J. Song¹
¹Inha University, Incheon, Korea, Republic of, ²Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: ABO-incompatible living kidney transplantation (ABOILKT) has steadily become more widespread. However, the optimal immunosuppressive regimen for ABOILKT remains uncertain. We aimed to determine the…
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Effects of Kidney Transplantation on Cystogenesis in Kidneys Procured from a Deceased Donor with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
M. C. Chumley¹, H. Kim², D. M. Williams³, V. Kumar³, M. Mrug³
¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Radiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Nephrology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) patients are not routinely considered as kidney donors for renal transplantation. This is partially due to a concern…