Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 30 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

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Circulatory Extracellular Vesicles from Lung Allograft Recipients with Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction Can Induce LKB1 Dependent Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
M. Rahman, S. Angara, A. Arjuna, M. Smith, R. Bremner, T. Mohanakumar
Norton Thoracic Institute, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: Extracellular vesicles (EVs) play important role in physiological and pathological conditions. Recently we demonstrated that circulating exosomes (EVs) with lung self-antigens (SAgs) play important…
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Trust and Transparency in Artificial Intelligence-Aided Immunosuppression Decisions
J. Clement
Information and Decision Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: In transplant, there is significant interest in using Artificial Intelligence (including machine learning or predictive models) Clinical Decision Support Systems(AI CDSS). Properly designing and…
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Physician Survey on Using APOL1 Genetic Testing in Live Kidney Donor Selection
M. Doshi¹, E. Gordon², B. Freedman³, C. Thomas⁴, C. Glover⁵, J. Locke⁶
¹Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ³Medicine, Wake Forest, Winston-Salem, NC, ⁴Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁵N/A, Miami, FL, ⁶Surgery, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Live kidney donors of recent African ancestry are at an increased risk of developing end stage kidney disease than matched healthy non-donors. A recent…
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Depletional Induction Improves Kidney Graft and Patient Survival in Recipients with a Previous Liver Transplant in the United States
S. M. Riad¹, N. Lim¹, S. Jackson², A. Matas³, J. Lake¹
¹Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ²Fairview Health Services, Minneapolis, MN, ³Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Induction choices for kidney-after-liver transplant recipients are variable. We examined the impact of kidney induction types on kidney graft and patient survival in liver…
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Infectious Complications and Malignancy after Kidney Transplantation in the Elderly Population
L. Liriano-Ward, M. Parides, Y. Al Azzi, C. Pynadath, M. Ajaimy, J. Graham, S. Greenstein, M. Kinkhabwala, J. Rocca, E. Akalin
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation improves quality of life and survival in all patients regardless of age. However, older patients are prone to development of side effects…
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Burnout and Professional Fulfillment among Pediatric Sold Organ Transplant Clinicians Pediatric Transplant
C. Bogle¹, M. K. Cousino Hood², E. M. Fredericks³, J. Magee⁴, S. Warren¹, E. Blume¹
¹Advanced Cardiac Therapies, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Pediatric Cardiology, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Pediatric Psychology, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴Transplant, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: Burnout has been associated with worse patient outcomes with increased medical errors and nosocomial infections as well as adverse effect on healthcare providers, such…
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A Nonhuman Primate Model of Intestinal Transplantation – Technical Aspects and Early Outcomes
R. Schmitz¹, J. Yoon¹, M. Song¹, E. Jelly², A. P. Wax², S. J. Knechtle¹, D. L. Sudan¹, J. Kwun¹
¹Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ²Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC
*Purpose: Intestinal transplantation (IT) is the treatment of choice for patients with irreversible intestinal failure that experience complications from total parenteral nutrition. Long-term outcomes after…
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The Effect of ANG-3777 on Hepatocyte Growth Factor Receptor C-MET Signaling
L. Paka, I. D. Goldberg
Angion Biomedica, Uniondale, NY
*Purpose: Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) regulates cell growth, development and tissue repair. HGF activity is mediated by the c-MET signaling pathway. The biological effects of…
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Maintenance Steroids in the Setting of Alemtuzumab Induction Post-Kidney Transplant Increases Risk of Infection and Hospital Readmission
A. R. Webb, A. A. Al-Bahou, A. J. Brueckner, A. T. Logan, R. S. Baliga, L. J. Bowman Anger
Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: This study sought to assess the safety of steroid-containing maintenance immunosuppression in the setting of alemtuzumab (ALEM) induction.*Methods: Adult (>18 years) kidney transplant recipients…
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Impact of Dialysis and Diabetes on Survival in Recipients of Combined Heart-Kidney Transplant
J. Parekh¹, H. Chau², G. Schnickel², J. Berumen², K. Mekeel²
¹University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ²Surgery, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
*Purpose: Mounting data shows a survival benefit of combined heart-kidney transplantation in patients with heart and renal failure. However, little has been done to understand…