Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 181 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

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Risk Factors for BK Virus Infection after Kidney Transplantation in the Contemporary Era: A Single-Centre Observational Study
N. Phagura¹, K. Thandi¹, F. Evison², S. Gallier², A. Sharif³
¹College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ²Department of Health Informatics, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ³Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
*Purpose: BK infection remains a risk factor for kidney transplant dysfunction and allograft loss. While many risk factors are reported in the literature, many are…
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Single Center Kidney Costs and Transplant Outcomes Analysis of Undocumented Aliens
Y. A. Qazi, E. Villalon, T. Sadiq, E. Qazi, E. Mir, A. Reza, M. Smogorzewski
USC, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: The purpose of the study was to perform an outcomes and cost comparison analysis between dialysis and kidney transplantation in individuals identified as undocumented…
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Belatacept Based Early Steroid Withdrawal Regimens: Differential Responses in African Americans and Non-African Americans
N. Wilson¹, A. R. Shields², A. L. Christianson¹, S. Tremblay¹, D. Kaufman³, A. Wiseman⁴, J. P. Leone⁵, P. West-Thielke⁶, A. J. Matas⁷, R. R. Alloway¹, E. S. Woodle¹
¹U Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, ²The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, ³U Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ⁴U Colorado, Denver, CO, ⁵Tampa General, Tampa, FL, ⁶U Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁷U Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Racial disparities in outcomes of kidney transplant recipients (KTxR) are well-described for early steroid withdrawal (ESW) under calcineurin inhibitor (CNI)-based regimens, however little data…
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An Early Look at the National Liver Review Board
S. Noreen¹, R. Hirose², J. Trotter³, J. Heimbach⁴
¹United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, ²University of California - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³Texas Digestive Disease Consultants, Dallas, TX, ⁴Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: On May 14, 2019, the National Liver Review Board (NLRB) was implemented, establishing a national structure for liver exceptions comprised of three specialty review…
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Dosing and Outcomes of Conversion to Extended-Release Tacrolimus in Heart and Lung Transplant Recipients
C. Doligalski¹, K. Walter¹, P. Chang², L. J. Lobo²
¹University of North Carolina Medical Center, Chapel Hill, NC, ²Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
*Purpose: Extended release tacrolimus (LCP-Tac) is a novel once daily formulation with improved pharmacokinetic parameters compared to immediate release tacrolimus (IR-Tac). LCP-Tac use in renal…
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Heart Transplant Outcomes for Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD) Before and after the 2018 Revision of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Adult Heart Allocation System
J. Pizula¹, K. Yang¹, J. Li¹, S. Shah¹, G. Liu¹, A. Lee¹, P. Banankhah¹, J. Nattiv¹, D. Miklin¹, P. Genyk¹, P. Kingsford¹, K. Pandya¹, R. Joeseph¹, M. Fong¹, G. Luanda¹, A. Kiankhooy¹, S. Hashmi¹, S. Nuno¹, A. Wolfson², A. Salimbangon³, R. Chand⁴, D. Vucicevic⁵, L. Corey⁶, E. Depasquale¹, A. Vaidya¹
¹Cardiology, LAC-USC, Los Angeles, CA, ²University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, Tuscon, AZ, ³UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁵Newark Beth-Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ, ⁶The Queen's Medical Center, Honolulu, HI
*Purpose: In October of 2018 UNOS chaged their adult heart allocation criteria to address disparity in waiting list survival. The implications of this policy change…
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Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Cystic Fibrosis Receiving Lung Transplant with and without ECMO Bridge – A Single Center Experience
J. Loeb, S. Pirrotta, P. Chung, S. Ganesh
Pulmonary & Critical Care, USC, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: ECMO is a viable bridge to lung transplantation (LTx) for end-stage cystic fibrosis (CF) patients refractory to traditional medical support. We sought to identify…
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Chronic Hyperammonemia an Important Cause of Morbidity in Isolated Intestine Transplant Patients with Venous Outflow to the Vena Cava
R. S. Mangus, C. A. Kubal, T. Burch, B. Ekser, P. Mihaylov, J. Fridell
Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: There are limited options for superior mesenteric vein (SMV) outflow in isolated intestine transplant (ITx), the two most common being anastomosis to the recipient…
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Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Autotransplantation in Diabetic and Prediabetic Patients with Intractable Chronic Pancreatitis
P. J. Bachul¹, D. J. Grybowski¹, R. Anteby², L. Basto¹, L. Perea¹, K. Golab¹, L. Wang¹, M. Tibudan¹, A. Perez-Gutierrez¹, M. Komorniczak³, S. Nagpal⁴, A. Lucander¹, P. Borek¹, M. Dimitrov¹, J. Fung¹, J. B. Matthews¹, P. Witkowski¹
¹Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, ³Nephrology, Transplantology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland, ⁴Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation (TPIAT) is an effective treatment option for non-diabetic patients with intractable chronic pancreatitis. The outcome and potential benefits for…
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Ex Vivo Isolated Human Vessel Perfusion System for the Design and Assessment of Nanomedicines Targeted to the Endothelium
L. G. Bracaglia¹, T. Lysyy², L. Qin², C. Albert¹, J. S. Pober², G. Tellides², W. M. Saltzman¹, G. T. Tietjen²
¹Yale University, New Haven, CT, ²Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
*Purpose: In solid organ transplantation the host immune system acts to reject the graft. This process is facilitated at the endothelial surface, where inflamed donor…