Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 190 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

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A Liver Transplant Candidate with Above Average Conscientiousness is More Likely to Receive a Liver Transplant
O. Siddiqui¹, J. Lai², D. Peipert¹, T. Kaundinya¹, A. Daud¹, A. Hall¹, D. Ganger¹, R. Wong², C. Loftus¹, D. Mroczek¹, D. Ladner¹
¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²UCSF, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: Liver transplant (LT) candidates are currently assessed in terms of their physical, social and mental capacity to take care of themselves and their grafts.…
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Statin Use May Be Associated with Lower Risk of Invasive Aspergillosis in Lung Transplant Recipients
A. Perez Cortes Villalobos, F. Foroutan, S. Davoudi, T. Martinu, J. Tikkanen, L. Singer, S. Keshavjee, S. Husain
University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Statins are competitive inhibitors of HMG-CoA reductase, that catalyses the conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonate, which is involved in the synthesis of cholesterol in…
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Solid Organ Transplantation Using Hepatitis C Virus Positive Donor Organs for Hepatitis C Virus Negative Recipients
T. Schiff, R. Bodin, I. Lee, K. Okumura, D. C. Wolf, A. Dhand, A. L. Gass, D. Spielvogel, G. Veillette, S. Nishida, D. Glicklich, K. Wolfe, T. Diflo, H. Sogawa
New York Medical College/ Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY
*Purpose: To determine the effects of transplanting an HCV-positive solid organ to an uninfected patient who is on the transplant waiting list and might otherwise…
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Waitlisted Patients’ Preferences for Accepting and Consenting to Transplantation with Experimentally Manipulated Organs
E. J. Gordon¹, P. Abt², C. Phillips², F. Bermudez², B. Knopf¹, J. Lee¹, R. Veatch³, R. Knight⁴, P. T. Conway⁴, J. Goldstein⁵, S. Dunn⁶, P. Reese²
¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Georgetown University, Washington, DC, ⁴American Association of Kidney Patients, Tampa, FL, ⁵Lung Transplant Foundation, Raleigh, NC, ⁶Donor Alliance, Denver, CO
*Purpose: Organ donor intervention research (“intervention research”) aims to increase organ quality and quantity for transplantation by protecting against organ injury and enhancing functionality. Given…
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RN Specialty Practice to Optimize Enteric Hyperoxaluria Management – A Qi Project
B. M. Amberg, M. R. D'Costa, J. L. Wells-Pittman, A. R. Frodermann, E. M. Dahlen, G. M. Davidson, T. L. Mueller, C. A. Nash, T. I. Schnell, H. Amer, J. C. Lieske
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: Optimal management of enteric hyperoxaluria (EH) requires institution of a strict low-fat, low oxalate diet and use of oral calcium supplements as oxalate binders.…
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Organ Donation in Perú: Why are We Failing? Conclusions from the Last 5 Years
M. Moreno Gonzales, J. Duran, O. Ponce, G. Navarro, M. Benavides
Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño de San Borja, Lima, Peru
*Purpose: The scarcity of deceased donor organs is still an unmet need in transplantation worldwide. This dilemma is significantly important in several Latin American nations.…
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The Heart of the Matter: The Impact of the 2018 Heart Allocation Policy at a Single Organ Procurement Organization
A. J. Boyer, J. B. Nave, C. A. Hostetler, C. C. Muse, R. A. Squires, J. P. Orlowski
LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK
*Purpose: In 2018, allocation policy changed with the goal of lowering waitlist mortality by increasing access to donor hearts. We sought to describe the impact…
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Effect of Intravenous Ferric Gluconate on Post Heart Transplant Outcomes in Patients Bridged with Left Ventricular Assist Devices
N. Krepostman, D. Kim, D. Masic, S. Kuhrau, J. Negrelli, M. Liebo, E. Raichlin, A. Heroux, H. Basha
Internal Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
*Purpose: Our study examined the effect of intravenous (IV) ferric gluconate compared to oral iron repletion in reducing 30-day hospital readmissions and all-cause mortality in…
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Case Series of Belatacept for Calcineurin Inhibitor Sparing after Lung Transplantation
H. Patel, C. R. Ensor, R. D. Davis, L. Bogar, D. Colella, M. Kildea, J. Kim, A. Satterthwaite, D. Ventura, C. Gries
AdventHealth, Orlando, FL
*Purpose: Belatacept is a recombinant soluble fusion protein which selectively blocks T-cell co-stimulation. It received initial FDA approval for prophylaxis of organ rejection in Epstein-Barr…
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Incidence and Influencing Factors of Venous Thromboembolism after Lung Transplantation
L. Fan¹, J. Chen², B. Wu¹, Z. Zhai³
¹Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Wuxi People’s Hospital, Wuxi, China, ²Thoracic Surgery, Wuxi People’s Hospital, Wuxi, China, ³Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
*Purpose: To analyze the incidence and influencing factors of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after lung transplantation.*Methods: This study retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 375 lung…