2020 American Transplant Congress
First U.S. DCD Heart Procured/Transplanted after Normothermic Regional Perfusion
*Purpose: We successfully planned, procured and transplanted a heart after a Donation After Cardiac Death (DCD) protocol with post-declaration implementation of in vivo cardiopulmonary bypass…2020 American Transplant Congress
Perspectives of Nephrologists and Urologists on Financial Incentives for Altruistic Non-Directed Living Kidney Donors
*Purpose: Several strategies have been suggested to remove financial barriers that can arise from donating a kidney, including payment in the form of incentives, rewards…2020 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of CPRA 100% Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients Under the New Kidney Allocation System: A Single-Center Cohort Study
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: In light of changes in donor/recipient case-mix and increased cold ischemia times under KAS, there is some concern that cPRA 100% recipients might be…2020 American Transplant Congress
Synergistic Impact of Obesity and Pre-sensitization in Kidney Transplant Recipients on the Long Term Allograft Survival
*Purpose: Obesity is emerging as important health problems worldwide. In recent years, with the development of desensitization therapy, successful kidney transplantation has been performed even…2020 American Transplant Congress
Allograft Loss and Patient Death among Kidney Transplant Recipients; Is Therapy Non-Adherence the Underlying Perpetrator?
Nephrology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: To ascertain causes of allograft dysfunction, loss and death in a cohort of kidney transplant patients*Methods: In this Retrospective cohort study, 943 patients who…2020 American Transplant Congress
Understanding the Relationship between Health Literacy, Education Level, and Transplant Actions among Low-Income and Black Patients
*Purpose: Limited health literacy in end stage kidney disease patients is associated with low transplant referral rates. We estimated the prevalence of low health literacy…2020 American Transplant Congress
Monitoring Inflammatory Cytokines in HLA-Sensitized Kidney Transplant Patients (HS KTx Pts) Desensitized with Clazakizumab (CLZ, Humanized Anti-IL-6 Monoclonal Antibody) Followed by Transplantation (Tx)
*Purpose: Chronic inflammation and HLA sensitization are burdens for end stage renal disease Pts awaiting for a KTx. IL-6 is a pro-inflammatory cytokine responsible for…2020 American Transplant Congress
Belatacept in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Previous Non-Renal Solid Organ Transplants
Emory Transplant Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Selective co-stimulatory blockade with belatacept has demonstrated long-term benefits in renal transplantation, with improved glomerular filtration rate and decreased risk of death and graft…2020 American Transplant Congress
Steatosis Quantification by MRI PDFF Effectively Identifies Liver Allografts at Low Risk for Recipient Complicationsin Living Donor Liver Transplantation
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Novel methods to assess steatosis, such as proton density fat fraction (PDFF) from MRI provide an accurate and continuous quantification of mild steatosis. We…2020 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplant Recipients with BMI 40 to <50 kg/m2 Have Excellent Patient and Graft Survival
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Obesity rates in the United States (US) have reached nearly 40%, which has led to an increasing proportion of liver transplant (LT) candidates with…
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