2020 American Transplant Congress
Criteria for Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation: Is it Applicable for Simultaneous Heart -Kidney Transplantation?
*Purpose: Simultaneous heart-kidney transplantation (SHK) proved its survival benefits in dialysis patients. However, criteria to allocate a kidney for SHK is lacking whereas criteria for…2020 American Transplant Congress
Increased Post-Operative Ventilation Time in Lung Transplant Recipients with Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction
*Purpose: Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction has been shown to be associated with increased morbidity in bilateral lung transplant recipients with pulmonary artery hypertension. It has…2020 American Transplant Congress
Suspected Vape Use in Lung Donor
*Purpose: E-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) is a recently described disease entity prominently reported throughout many sources. Thus far, diagnosis is primarily…2020 American Transplant Congress
Early Tacrolimus-LCP Conversion Due to Adverse Effects in Pancreas Transplant Recipients Improves Tolerance But Not Graft Survival
*Purpose: Tacrolimus-LCP (LCPT) is an extended release formulation of tacrolimus which has been shown to have fewer adverse drug effects (ADE) than immediate release tacrolimus…2020 American Transplant Congress
Pattern of Renal Allograft Injury in Recipients with Normal Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) is a novel non-invasive test currently used as a biomarker for identification of transplant rejection or injury. Here, we sought…2020 American Transplant Congress
In Vivo Phosphorylation of C-MET by ANG-3777, A Hepatocyte Growth Factor Mimetic
Angion Biomedica, Uniondale, NY
*Purpose: : The biological effects of hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF) and its mimetics are mediated by a signal cascade initiated by binding of HGF…2020 American Transplant Congress
Novel Technique to Analyze Blood-Endothelial Cell Interactions Under Flow Conditions
*Purpose: The Bioflux system has been used to study platelet-driven thrombosis and leukocyte adhesion. Typically, whole blood is stained with calcein (green) to evaluate platelet…2020 American Transplant Congress
Dose Reduction of Anti-Thymocyte Globulin for Kidney Transplant Induction: Possible Cost Savings?
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Based on the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) annual report, there has been an increase in the number of adults ages 65-74 waiting…2020 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease and Trait
Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessive hematological disorder caused by point mutation (substitution of valine for glutamine). There are about 100,000 patients…2020 American Transplant Congress
Selective Screening Imaging of the Aortoiliac Arterial System in Kidney Transplant Candidates Using Non Contrast Pevic Computed Tomography
Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Noncontrast pelvic CT imaging can detect severe iliac artery calcifications (SAC) with technical contraindication to transplantation, avoiding morbidity from unnecessary surgical exploration.*Methods: We devised…
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