2020 American Transplant Congress
Time for Change: Assessment of Renal Transplant Artery Stenosis with N.A.T.I.V.E. True-F.I.S.P. and N.A.T.I.V.E. G.R.E
*Purpose: Non-contrast MRA can be fraught with artifact and lack of signal both in areas of stenosis as well as normal vessels. Therefore, it is…2020 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence of Diabetes after Kidney Donation
*Purpose: Kidney donors may be at increased risk of hypertension and end-stage renal disease after donation. If diabetes mellitus is more common in donors remains…2020 American Transplant Congress
Use of Subunit Herpes Zoster Vaccine in VZV-Seronegative Transplant Recipients to Prevent Primary Varicella
*Purpose: Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) primary infection can be prevented by using the live varicella vaccine. However, this is contraindicated after organ transplant. We investigated the…2020 American Transplant Congress
Distance and Community Characteristics are Associated with Waitlist Mortality Prior to Lung Transplantation
Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: While specific clinical characteristics known to impact lung transplant waitlist mortality and proximity to the transplant center have been associated with outcomes in other…2020 American Transplant Congress
In a Murine Model of Acetaminophen-Mediated Liver Injury, Tubastatin-a, An Hdac6-Specific Inhibitor, Improves Survival and Decreases Hepatocellular Injury
*Purpose: Tylenol (APAP) toxicity, due to its narrow therapeutic window, is the leading cause of acute liver failure in the United States, resulting in approximately…2020 American Transplant Congress
Liver Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells Express High Levels of DAP12, TREM2 and PD-L1 and Promote Effector T Cell Exhaustion and Augmented Treg Responses in Spontaneous Liver Transplant Tolerance
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: The precise mechanisms of liver transplant tolerance are yet to be elucidated. Non-conventional plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) are thought to promote immune regulation, including…2020 American Transplant Congress
A Machine-Learning Approach for Estimating Likelihood of Transplant Benefit from Older-Donor Kidneys
*Purpose: There is a shortage of transplantable kidneys in the US. Yet, the discard rate among older donors (55+) is approx. 38% per year. The…2020 American Transplant Congress
Belatacept Provides Superior Inhibition of Donor Specific Antibody Formation in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Acute Rejection
Emory Transplant Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: The factors responsible for chronic renal allograft dysfunction and premature graft loss are incompletely understood and likely multifactorial. Immunologic injury partially attributable to the…2020 American Transplant Congress
Biliary Reconstructionwith High Biliary Radicals is Safe Option for Multiple Graft Bile Ducts in Right Lobe Living Donor Liver Transplantation
Department of Surgery, Catholic University of Daegu College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Multiple small size donor bile ducts (BDs) are related to higher incidence of biliary complications (BCs) and biliary reconstruction for multiple BDs still remains…2020 American Transplant Congress
Comparative Analysis of Risks Factors for Kidney Allograft Loss Due to Bk Nephropathy and Graft Loss Due to Other Causes: UNOS Data Set
*Purpose: 1-10% of the kidney transplant recipients develop BK virus nephropathy (BKVN). The risk factors associated with BKVN are not clearly understood. Here, we evaluate…
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