Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 208 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

2020 American Transplant Congress
Living versus Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation in Cholestatic Liver Disease: An Analysis of the OPTN Database
I. A. Ziogas¹, S. P. Alexopoulos¹, L. K. Matsuoka¹, S. K. Geevarghese¹, L. D. Gorden¹, S. J. Karp¹, J. D. Perkins², M. I. Montenovo¹
¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²University of Washington, Seattle, WA
*Purpose: The current MELD allocation system does not accurately reflect the urgency of liver transplantation (LT) in cholestatic liver disease (CLD) patients. Therefore, more CLD…
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Adenovirus Infection in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients: A Single Center Experience
S. Hassan¹, K. R. Mysore¹, M. E. Faraone², D. Cerminara³, K. Hosek⁴, E. Moulton⁵, C. Bocchini⁵, R. Sigereddi⁶, R. Ackah⁶, F. Muñoz⁵, A. Rana⁷, J. Goss⁷, D. H. Leung¹, T. Galvan⁷
¹Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, ²Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, ³Department of Pharmacy, Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, ⁴Outcomes and Impact Service, Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, ⁵Department of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, ⁶Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, ⁷Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Immunosuppression predisposes children to primary viral or latent infections after liver transplantation (LT). The impact of adenovirus infections on morbidity and mortality remains largely…
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The Incidence, Clinical Characteristics and Prophylactic Strategy of Invasive Fungal Infections in Lung Transplantation
L. Zhao¹, W. Chen¹, L. Guo¹, L. Jing¹, C. Liang¹, J. Chen¹, C. Wang²
¹Department of Lung Transplantation, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China, ²China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
*Purpose: Invasive Fungal infections in lung transplant recipients(LTR) were common and harmful, remaining a major cause of morbidity and mortality after lung transplantation. The incidence,…
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Using HCV Infected Organs and the Challenge of Third-Party Payers
R. Daloul, A. Michaels, L. Sobotka, T. Pesavento, K. Washburn
Comprhensive Transplant Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: The practice of transplanting organs from hepatitis C viremic donors (HCV NAT+) into negative recipients hinges on the ability to ensure direct acting antiviral…
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Associations of Chronic Kidney Disease with Temperature, Ancestry and Employment
A. A. Connor, B. I. Shaw, K. V. Ravindra
Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC
*Purpose: We sought to assess the suggested associations of chronic kidney disease (CKD) of unknown origin, also known as Mesoamerican Nephropathy, with temperature, ancestry and…
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Microbiota Modulates Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Mouse Liver Transplantation
S. Kageyama¹, H. Kojima¹, K. Kadono¹, H. Hirao¹, K. J. Dery¹, K. Nakamura², T. Dong³, J. Jacobs³, R. W. Busuttil¹, J. W. Kupiec-Weglinski¹
¹Surgery, Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²Surgery, Nishi Kobe Medical Center, Kobe, Japan, ³The Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is a major risk factor in orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). As host microbiota may associate with health or disease, antibiotics (Abx)…
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Noninvasive Genotyping of Donor’s HLA in Kidney Transplant Patients by Target Capture Sequencing
T. Jiang, L. Shu, F. Liu, H. Liu, J. Ge
AlloDx, Shanghai; Suzhou, China
*Purpose: Antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) is the major cause of kidney transplant failure, which requires donor-specific antibodies (DSA) for a definitive diagnosis based on Banff 2013.…
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Induction of Delayed Immune Tolerance after Reconstructive Transplantation by Combining Donor Bone Marrow Transplantation and High-Dose Cyclophosphamide Treatment
Y. Guo¹, F. Messner¹, B. Oh¹, G. Furtmüller¹, W. Lee¹, D. Cooney¹, L. Luznik², G. Brandacher¹
¹Plastic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Hematology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Immunosuppression avoidance by induction of immune tolerance represents a primary goal in the field of transplantation. Yet, success of this concept relies on extensive…
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Evaluation of Pretransplant Serologies and Vaccination Rates in Kidney Transplant Candidates
S. Schneider, C. Truax, A. Carlson, B. Clark, B. Sirandas, L. Smith
Department of Pharmacy Services, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT
*Purpose: Assessing serologic status presents opportunities to provide live vaccinations to solid organ transplant (SOT) candidates. This is especially important given the increased risk of…
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Noninvasive Detection of Subclinical Rejection in Urine RNA
K. S. Keslar¹, D. Margeta¹, J. J. Friedewald², M. Abecassis², R. B. Mannon³, P. S. Heeger⁴, R. L. Fairchild¹
¹Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ²Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Icahn School of Medicine, New York, NY
*Purpose: Subclinical rejection may lead to long-term graft injury and can currently only be detected by repeated biopsies. A noninvasive method is needed to monitor…