Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 172 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

2020 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of DSA Screening in Stable Kidney Transplant Recipients in the 1st Year Post-Transplant
A. Sharma¹, D. Jorgensen², R. Mehta¹, P. Sood¹, C. Wu¹, C. M. Puttarajappa¹, A. Tevar¹, S. Hariharan¹
¹Thomas E. Starzl Transplant Institute, Renal Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Thomas E. Starzl Transplant Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: The importance of Donor Specific Antibody (DSA) as a screening tool within the 1st year post kidney transplant in stable patients remains unclear. We…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Allograft Parenchymal Cell Expression of Tlr9 is Required for Endogenous Donor-Reactive Memory Cd8 T Cell Activation within High-Risk Cardiac Allografts to Mediate Ctla-4 Ig Resistant Graft Rejection
D. Ueda, H. Tsuda, S. Miyairi, R. L. Fairchild
Lerner Reserch Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Increased ischemia-reperfusion graft inflammation provokes activation of endogenous donor-reactive memory CD8 T cells within complete MHC-mismatched cardiac allografts at 24 hrs after graft reperfusion…
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Are HLA-DQ De Novo Donor-Specific Antibodies a Risk Factor for Acute Humoral Rejection?
R. Hod Dvorai¹, C. A. Hubbell¹, M. R. Laftavi², R. Shahbazov², B. Gallay³, O. G. Pankewycz³
¹Pathology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, ²Surgery, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, ³Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
*Purpose: To identify HLA-DQ de novo donor-specific antibodies (dnDSA) characteristics associated with acute humoral rejection (ABMR) and response to treatment.*Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis…
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Measuring Environmental Elemental Exposure in the Hair Allows to Identify Kidney Transplant Recipients at Risk of Acute Rejection
A. Angeletti¹, I. Gandolfini², C. Cantarelli², U. Maggiore², L. Gaetano¹, E. Fiaccadori², J. Reid-Adam³, J. Saland³, P. Curtin³, A. Curtin³, C. Austin³, P. Cravedi³
¹St. Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, ²Parma University, Parma, Italy, ³Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
*Purpose: Most biomarkers are representative of a single moment in time, which, even when repeatedly assessed, may not capture trends or variability. Hair is a…
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Changes in Body Composition One Year after Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy in Living Kidney Donors
H. Fukuhara¹, Y. Watarai¹, S. Narumi¹, N. Goto¹, T. Hiramitsu¹, M. Okada¹, K. Futamura¹, T. Tomosugi¹, A. Kanda¹, T. Nawano¹, N. Tsuchiya²
¹Department of Transplant Nephrology and Surgery, Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Myoukentyou, Japan, ²Department of Urology, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata City, Iidanishi, Japan
*Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of surgery on living donors’ body composition and to clarify the factors related to…
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Incidence and Risk Factors of Post-Transplant Erythrocytosis in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation
S. Alasfar, Y. Jia, I. E. Hall, H. Thiessen Philbrook, S. G. Mansour, M. D. Doshi, S. Mohan, J. S. Bromberg, P. P. Reese, C. Parikh
DDS Consortium, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Post-transplant erythroytosis (PTE) is clinically important condition after kidney transplantation (KTx). Previously published literature from single-center studies, demonstrated variable incidence rates between 8-15%. We…
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Social Determinants as Indicators for Medication Adherence and Graft Function in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
S. Craven, K. Clark, A. Feryn, S. Ponce, G. Laird, A. Al-Uzri
Oregon Health & Science Univ, Portland, OR
*Purpose: To examine the association of social determinants of health (SDoH), the conditions in which people are born and live, with medication adherence and graft…
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An Evaluation of Converting Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients from Tacrolimus to LCPT to Limit Neurological Adverse Events and Improve Quality of Life
A. Reticker, B. Valdepenas, K. Bruno, D. Cikopana, S. Walton, E. Benedetti, I. Tzvetanov, P. West-Thielke
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Adverse effects (AEs) of tacrolimus significantly reduce recipients’ quality of life (QOL). Given its ability for tremor improvement, this study investigates whether conversion from…
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A Comparison Study of Liver Regeneration in Laparoscopic versus Open Right Hemihepatectomy for Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation
J. Kim, J. Yang, J. Rhu, G. Choi, J. Joh
Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: This study aims to compare differences between laparoscopic donor right hemihepatectomy (LDRH) and open donor right hemihepatectomy (ODRH) in the quality of the operation,…
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Liver Transplant Outcomes in Deceased Donors with Elevated Bilirubin: A Large Database Analysis
P. J. Altshuler, A. Rios Diaz, O. Shaheen, A. P. Shah, W. R. Maley, A. Frank, J. Glorioso, C. Ramirez, H. Dang, A. S. Bodzin
Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Significant hepatic injury and impairments in biliary excretion manifest serologically in elevated bilirubin levels. Despite a direct linkage between hyperbilirubinemia and hepatobiliary dysfunction, significance…