Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 19 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

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Kidney Transplantation after Multiple Myeloma: The Last 2 Decades
V. Nair, K. Jhaveri, M. Abate
Medicine, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY
*Purpose: Due to recent advances, patients with a history of multiple myeloma (MM) and ESKD are more frequently offered kidney transplantation (Ktx). Existing literature does…
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A NASHional Crisis: Liver Transplantation Outcomes in Female Hispanics
R. A. Sosa¹, A. Q. Terry¹, M. Rossetti¹, F. M. Kaldas², B. V. Naini¹, J. Nevarez-Mejia¹, V. M. Groysberg¹, S. Younan², R. W. Busuttil², D. W. Gjertson¹, J. W. Kupiec-Weglinski², E. F. Reed¹
¹Pathology and Lab Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ²Surgery, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Obesity and metabolic syndrome have recently become an epidemic with Hispanics bearing a disproportionate burden. Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a severe immune-mediated stage of…
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Mindfulness at Methodist – Stress Resiliency Strategies for Patients
E. Vivian¹, H. Oduor², P. Mantry³
¹Digestive Institute, Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²Transplant Institute, Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ³The Liver Institute, Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Stress triggers changes in the brain that make people appear distracted and forgetful. Chronic stress damages DNA, causes excess inflammation in the body, impairs…
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Heart Transplantation Outcomes in Patients with Marfan Syndrome: A UNOS Registry Analysis
P. Genyk¹, K. Yang¹, J. Pizula¹, A. Lee¹, D. Miklin¹, S. Shah¹, S. Nuno¹, S. Hashmi¹, J. Nattiv¹, A. Kiankhooy¹, L. Grazette¹, M. Fong¹, J. Rahman¹, K. Pandya¹, A. Vaidya¹, D. Vucicevic², J. Li¹, P. Kingsford¹, P. Banankhah¹, A. Wolfson³, G. Liu¹, R. Chand⁴, E. Depasquale¹
¹Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, ²Newark Beth-Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ, ³University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, Tucson, AZ, ⁴Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
*Purpose: Marfan syndrome (MS) is an autosomal dominant connective tissue disorder due to a defect in the fibrillin-1 gene. MS patients can develop a discrete…
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Bariatric Surgery for Congestive Heart Failure Patients Improves Access to Transplantation and Long-Term Survival
R. A. Choudhury¹, G. Hoeltzel², H. B. Moore¹, H. Yaffe¹, D. Yoeli¹, K. R. Dumon³, K. D. Conzen¹, T. L. Nydam¹
¹Department of Surgery- Division of Transplantation Surgery, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO, ²Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, ³Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Obese patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) are often denied access to heart transplantation until they obtain significant weight loss to achieve a certain…
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The Negative Impact of Inherent Oxidative Stress in Marginal Lungs on Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion
K. Noda¹, B. J. Philips¹, M. Velayutham², T. Harano¹, P. Reck dos Santos¹, S. Shiva², P. G. Sanchez¹
¹Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Identifying good quality grafts within the donor pool, ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) opens another window to evaluate grafts initially declined with marginal quality…
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Five Year Patient Important Outcomes of Treated Acute Rejections Diagnosed with Protocol and Clinical Biopsy after Pancreas Transplant Alone for Type 1 Diabetes
Y. C. Kudva, S. R. Rizvi, R. Kaur, B. H. Smith, S. Batthula, P. G. Dean, A. Kukla, W. K. Kremers, M. D. Stegall
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: STUDY PURPOSE: Acute rejection (AR) after Pancreas Transplant alone (PTA) continues to be a significant morbidity. We compared the outcomes of PTA recipients treated…
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Machine Learning Model Outperforms Linear Regression Models for 1- and 3-Year Post-Transplant Survival: Is This the Future?
R. W. Pettit¹, S. J. Corr², J. Havelka³, A. Rana¹
¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²Interdisciplinary Surgical Technology and Innovation Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ³InformAI, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Modeling is essential for regulatory oversight and risk stratification in clinical practice. Our hypothesis was that machine learning models would be superior to linear/logistic…
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Estrogen Receptor Beta Deletion in the Vascular Endothelium is Protective in Renal Ischemia Reperfusion Injury
L. Krumeich¹, P. Hernandez¹, C. O'Brien¹, S. Concors¹, Z. Wang¹, G. Ge¹, W. Hancock², M. Levine¹
¹Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Renal ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) is a major contributor to early allograft dysfunction (EAD) in kidney transplantation. We previously identified lower rates of EAD…
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AIPCs Home to and Engraft in the Pancreas When Injected Intravenously
J. B. Pollett¹, N. Thai²
¹Imagine Pharma, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: AIPCs (Activated Islet Proliferating Cells) are a recently developed cell population generated from isolated islets of mice and humans. AIPCs are over 65% CD133-,…