Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 160 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

2020 American Transplant Congress
From Zero to Kidney Transplant Hero
B. R. Schleich¹, A. Patel², L. Melton², C. Block², M. J. Goldstein²
¹Patient Safety and Quality, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, ²Organ Transplant, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ
*Purpose: Hackensack University Medical Center’s (HUMC) kidney transplant program struggled with patient outcomes. Multi-disciplinary engagement with development of a comprehensive patient safety and quality initiative…
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Factors Influencing Emergency Department Utilization and Hospital Re-Admissions in an Adult Urban Renal Transplant Population
A. Lichvar¹, A. Patel², R. Petzel Gimbar¹, D. Pierce¹, I. Tzvetanov¹, E. Benedetti¹, M. Campara¹
¹University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Emergency department (ED) visits and hospital re-admissions increase morbidity, decrease quality of life, and increase healthcare costs after renal transplant (RT). The purpose of…
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A Quality Improvement Project to Reduce the Risk of Alcohol Relapse after Liver Transplantation by Implementing a High-Risk Alcoholism Relapse Scale
R. V. Tholen¹, E. Bundy²
¹Transplant Nephrology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, ²School of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Alcoholism is the leading cause of liver-related mortality worldwide. Liver transplantation is considered the only curative treatment for end-stage liver disease. Transplantation will reverse…
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Impact of Statin Intensity on the Development of Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy
K. Goehring¹, W. Kuan¹, A. Sieg¹, K. L. Dawson¹, A. R. Kolodziej²
¹Department of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky HealthCare, Lexington, KY, ²Gill Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Kentucky HealthCare, Lexington, KY
*Purpose: This study aims to examine the efficacy of high-intensity statin therapy compared to low-intensity, moderate-intensity, or no statins at preventing cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV)…
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Evaluation of SUBA-Itraconazole Use in Lung Transplant Recipients
J. G. Youssef¹, C. Ahmed¹, B. J. Pierce², C. Pham², F. Ye¹, K. Tatum¹, S. Yau¹, A. Goodarzi¹, H. J. Huang¹
¹Department of Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, ²Department of Pharmacy, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Itraconazole (IT) is commonly used after lung transplant for fungal prophylaxis, particularly in those with a history of skin cancer, concern for Histoplasmosis infection,…
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Late Onset Primary Graft Dysfunction after Lung Transplantation Correlates with Transplant Arteriosclerosis in a Humanized Mouse Model
M. Franz¹, T. Siemeni¹, A. Knöfel¹, W. Sommer¹, M. Avsar¹, F. Ius¹, I. Tudorache¹, C. Kühn¹, C. S. Falk², G. Warnecke¹, A. Haverich¹
¹Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, ²IFB-Tx, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
*Purpose: Primary Graft dysfunction (PGD) is one of the most important causes of early mortality after lung transplantation. We investigated the correlation between the incidence…
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Incidence of Fragility Fractures and Changes in Bone Mineral Density in Type 1 Diabetes Recipients of Pancreas Transplant Alone
Y. C. Kudva, S. Batthula, R. Kaur, B. H. Smith, S. R. Rizvi, P. G. Dean, W. K. Kremers, M. D. Stegall, R. A. Wermers
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is associated with increased fracture risk. Solid organ transplant recipients are at high risk for fracture but limited data are…
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Natural Course of Borderline Changes in Kidney Allografts: A MMDx Study
P. Hruba¹, K. S. Madill-Thomsen², M. Mackova², J. Maluskova³, E. Honsova³, J. Slatinska⁴, P. F. Halloran², O. Viklicky⁴
¹Transplant Laboratory, IKEM, Prague, Czech Republic, ²ATAGC, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³Department of Pathology, IKEM, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁴Department of Nephrology, IKEM, Prague, Czech Republic
*Purpose: Molecular assessment of kidney allograft biopsies with Banff borderline changes (BL) category has showed only 30% of rejection phenotype in various post-transplant follow-up and…
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Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Treatment of Kidneys During Normothermic Machine Perfusion is Safe and Feasible with Effective Traceability after Transplantation
K. Rozenberg¹, S. Lohmann², M. Pool³, M. Eijken⁴, U. Møldrup⁵, B. Møller⁶, J. Sierra-Parraga⁷, M. Hoogduijn⁷, L. Lo Faro¹, C. Moers³, J. Hunter¹, A. Keller², H. Leuvenink³, C. Baan⁷, R. Ploeg¹, B. Jespersen²
¹Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ²Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, ³Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ⁴Department of Renal Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁵Department of Urology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁶Department of Clinical Immunology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁷Department of Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Transplantation, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
*Purpose: Marginal kidneys are increasingly being accepted to decrease waiting time for a transplant. Normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) is a technique that allows delivery of…
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Pleural Exosome Mediated Donor Antigen Trafficking Into Mediastinal Lymph Nodes Represents a Novel Pathway of Recipient T Cell Activation in Lung Transplantation
A. Habertheuer¹, A. Japp², C. Ram³, S. Chatterjee⁴, S. Rostami², L. Korutla⁵, T. Ochiya⁶, A. Naji², D. Kreisel⁷, P. Vallabhajosyula⁵
¹Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³New York University, New York, NY, ⁴Pathology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Surgery, Yale University, New Haven, CT, ⁶National Cancer Center Japan, Tokyo, Japan, ⁷Surgery, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
*Purpose: Studies in lung transplant models suggest that reestablishment of lymphatic continuum of pulmonary allograft via lymphangiogenesis is required for selective trafficking of donor antigen…