Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 17 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

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Viral Kinetics of De Novo HCV Infection and Response to Antiviral Therapy in Liver and Kidney Transplant Recipients Receiving HCV-Viremic Donors
N. Terrault¹, J. Burton², E. Verna³, C. Mobley⁴, D. Victor⁴, J. Trotter⁵, C. Niemann⁶, R. Rubin⁷
¹University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, ²UC, Denver, CO, ³Columbia Universeity, New York, NY, ⁴Houston Methodist, Houston, TX, ⁵Baylor University, Dallas, TX, ⁶UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁷Piedmont Atlanta Hosptial, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: There is general agreement that expanded use of organs from HCV-viremic donors is desirable, including in recipients without HCV infection. However, the optimal treatment…
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Analysis of the Quality of Lung Transplantation in Mainland China During 2015- 2018
H. Chun Xiao, L. Xiao Shan, C. Jing Yu
Wuxi Lung Transplant Center, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, China
*Purpose: Lung Transplantation(LT)has been demonstrated as the only effective therapy for patients with end-stage lung diseases. This study aimed to summarize and analyze the data…
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The Importance of Annual Medicare Part D Plan Evaluation in Heart Transplantation
L. M. Lourenco
Pharmacy Services, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: The Medicare open enrollment period is from Oct 15 to Dec 7, annually. The purpose of this project was to objectively measure the benefit…
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Social Needs, Transplant Readiness, and Wait List Awareness
A. Huml, J. Sedor, S. Jolly, J. Schold, H. Rincon-Choles, C. Modlin, E. Poggio, D. Reissner, D. Camino, K. Spates-Harden, D. Ranch, J. O'Toole
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Social support, transportation, finances, and adherence are often cited as barriers to kidney transplant. We sought to understand how self-reported social needs (SN) impacts…
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The Effect of UNOS Donor Policy Change on Ischemic Time and the Effects on Mortality in Heart Transplantation
A. Lee¹, K. Yang¹, G. Liu¹, C. Lum², A. D. Salimbangon³, R. R. Chand⁴, P. Banankhah¹, P. Genyk¹, P. Kingsford¹, J. Li¹, J. Li¹, D. Vucicevic⁵, K. Pandya¹, J. Rahman¹, M. Fong¹, L. Grazette¹, A. Kiankhooy¹, J. [email protected]¹, S. Hashmi¹, A. Gong¹, J. Pizula¹, D. Miklin¹, S. Shah¹, A. Vaidya¹, A. Wolfson⁶, E. Depasquale¹
¹Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, ²The Queens Medical Center, Honolulu, HI, ³UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁵Newark Beth-Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ, ⁶University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, Tuscon, AZ
*Purpose: In light of the recent change in the UNOS allocation policy, we sought to evaluate the impact of ischemic time on mortality.*Methods: Using the…
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Amiodarone Use in Lung Transplant Recipients with New Onset Atrial Arrhythmias
E. Klipsch¹, R. Rachwan², I. KutKut³, D. Roe², C. Hage², T. Hathaway¹, R. S. Mangus²
¹Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, ²IU Health, Indianapolis, IN, ³New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
*Purpose: Atrial arrhythmias occur in 16-46% of patients after lung transplant, and most of these are atrial fibrillation or flutter. Standard therapy is described as…
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Lung Mucosal Biopsies Deteriorate with Time Post-Transplant: A Molecular Analysis
M. D. Parkes¹, P. Halloran¹, K. Halloran², &. the INTERLUNG Study Group³
¹Alberta Transplant Applied Genomics Centre, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³., ., AB, Canada
*Purpose: Mucosal biopsies from the third airway bifurcation (3BMBs) assessed molecularly can be used to detect rejection (DOI: 10.1111/ajt.15685), and may also provide insights into…
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Value of dd-cfDNA When Considering Recipient Ethnicity to Further to Help Risk Stratify Transplant Recipients
A. Langone¹, B. Fischbach², D. Cohen³
¹Vanderbilt Health, Nashville, TN, ²Baylor Scott & White Health, Fort Worth, TX, ³Columbia University, New York, NY
*Purpose: Within the modern era of kidney transplantation, African American (AA) transplant recipients continue to experience disproportionately higher rates of allograft loss. A combination of…
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Specific Gut Microbiota Community Suppresses Acute Rejection by Reducing Natural Killer Cell Population
W. Zhang, L. Gong, Y. Xu, X. Hu
Department of Urology, Capital Medical University Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Urology Institute of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
*Purpose: The gut microbiota community was reported to be altered by high-dose FK506 treatment, while fecal microbiota transplantation with such microbiota plus low-dose FK506 could…
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Tetramethylpyrazine Activated Pparγ in Resuscitating the Liver Graft Donatedafter Cardiac Death
F. Zhen, F. Lin, Z. Lihua, L. Wenjin, X. Yan, C. Yong, Y. Qifa
Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
*Purpose: to identify whether Tetramethylpyrazine (TMP) pretreatment can protect DCD grafts preserved during cold storage or/and HMP and transplanted.The protective mechanisms of TMP were also…