2020 American Transplant Congress
Decreased Anti-Tumor Activity of Liver-Resident NK Cells via IL-33 Associated with Portal Hypertension after Living Donor Liver Transplantation
Hiroshima Uni., Hiroshima, Japan
*Purpose: It has been reported that increasing portal vein pressure after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) was associated with a poor prognosis, risk factors for…2020 American Transplant Congress
Development and Characterization of Decellularized Whole Human Livers for Increasing Donor Pool
Massachusetts General Hospital - Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Liver diseases are recognized as the second leading cause of mortality amongst all digestive diseases in the United States. Orthotopic liver transplantation leads to…2020 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Recipients with Depression and Anxiety
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: The outcomes of kidney transplantation in patients with depression and anxiety have been limited by small numbers. This is despite high prevalence of these…2020 American Transplant Congress
Older Organs Transfer Senescence to Transplant Recipients
1Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 2Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: Older organs represent an underutilized potential. Organ age, at the same time, augments alloimmune responses resulting into increased acute rejection rates. Senescent cells accumulate…2020 American Transplant Congress
Anti-Thymocyte Globulin versus Interleukin-2 Receptor Antagonist and Deceased-Donor Kidney Transplant Outcomes among Older Recipients
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation (KT) has been growing treatment option for older end-stage renal disease patients. Although lymphocyte-depleting agents are considered to be superior than interleukin-2…2020 American Transplant Congress
Wage Reimbursement by the NKR: A Critical Step Towards Financial Neutrality for Living Kidney Donors
*Purpose: The potential for out-of-pocket expenses incurred by living kidney donors has been identified as an important barrier to proceeding with live donation, with financial…2020 American Transplant Congress
Selectively Transplanting Moderately to Severely Macrosteatotic Grafts: Does Recipient Metabolic Environment Affect Outcomes?
Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: As incidence of Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) cirrhosis rises, organ utilization remains stagnant. Recently, it has been shown that selective utilization of >30% macrosteatotic grafts…2020 American Transplant Congress
Stewardship Effortsto Eliminate Post-Orthotopic Liver Transplant Antibiotics in Uncomplicated Patients Leads to Equivalent Safety Outcomes
University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate safety and efficacy endpoints of a revised post-operative antibiotic prophylaxis protocol in orthotopic liver transplant (OLT)…2020 American Transplant Congress
Computer-Assisted Cardiac Histologic Evaluation (CACHE) for Grading Cardiac Allograft Rejection
*Purpose: Cardiac allograft rejection (CAR) is a serious concern in heart transplantation, occurring in 30-40% of patients during the first year. Endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) with…2020 American Transplant Congress
Discovery and Validation of a Urinary Exosome mRNA Signature for the Diagnosis of Human Kidney Transplant Rejection
*Purpose: Monitoring kidney transplant rejection by repeated biopsies might result in increased procedural complications and cost. Exosomes are nanometer-sized vesicles released by cells carrying trans…
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