Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 88 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

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Post-Operative Delirium and Cognitive Decline in Kidney Transplant Recipients
N. Chu, D. Segev, M. McAdams Demarco
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Post-operative delirium may be a marker for greater cognitive vulnerability to stressors. As a result, those with post-operative delirium may experience steeper decline in…
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Navigating Through IgM Antibodies in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplants from A2/A2B Donors to B Recipients
M. Kueht, A. Gamilla-Crudo, S. Hussain, R. Kulkarni, J. Fair, H. Stevenson-Lerner, M. Mujtaba
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
*Purpose: Multiple studies have shown acceptable deceased donor transplant (DDT) outcomes from A2 and A2B donors into B recipients; however, concerns remain for acute rejection…
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Induction Immunosuppression in Primary Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients
T. Shaker¹, K. Ramanathan¹, S. Riad², D. Vock³, S. Chinnakotla¹
¹Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ²Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ³Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Induction immunosuppression for pediatric liver transplants varies widely among centers. We sought to evaluate the impact of different induction regimens on patient and graft…
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Risk of Tuberculosis in Kidney Transplantation Recipients Compared to Dialysis Patients or General Population: A Nationwide Cohort Study with Matched Controls
S. Park¹, J. Kim², M. Yu³, J. Lee², K. Han⁴, S. Park¹, Y. Kim², D. Kim², Y. Kim², H. Lee²
¹Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Hanyang Guri Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Catholic University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) infection has been reported to be increased in kidney transplant recipients. However, a nationwide cohort study from an Asian…
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Cost-Effectiveness of Protocol Biopsies in Kidney Transplantation
C. M. Puttarajappa, S. Hariharan, K. J. Smith
Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: To perform an economic evaluation of protocol biopsies in kidney transplantation*Methods: We used a Markov decision analytical model (Figure 1) to compare the following…
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IL-33 is a Potent Injury Signal That Programs Graft Macrophage Metabolism Toward That Required for Reparative and Regulatory Functions
T. Li¹, Z. Zhang¹, Q. Liu¹, J. Bartolacci², M. Velayutham¹, G. Hussey², J. Dziki², L. Mathews¹, Y. Lee³, G. Dwyer¹, H. Dai¹, A. Roessing¹, S. Shiva⁴, M. Oberbarnscheidt¹, S. Badylak², H. Turnquist¹
¹Starzl Transplant Inst. and Dept. Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²McGowan Inst. and Dept. of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Vascular Medicine Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Sequestered self-molecules, such as HMGB1 or haptoglobin, are appreciated to stimulate the pro-inflammatory response of infiltrating innate immune cells by targeting TLR4 after their…
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The Clinical Usefulness of Preformed C1q-Binding Donor-Specific Antibodies in Kidney Transplantation
S. Lee, E. Ko, B. Chung, C. Yang
Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: The anti-human leukocyte antigen (HLA) antibodies are well known for risk factor of rejection or allograft loss. Additionally, de novo complement component 1q-binding donor-specific…
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The Use of Cell-Free MicroRNAs for the Diagnosis of Allograft Rejection in Liver Transplant Recipients Using Standard and Novel Direct Detection Platforms
T. Kohut¹, B. Chang², J. Wen¹, A. Shaked², B. Keating²
¹Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Transplant Institute, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Standard immunosuppression therapy (IST) in liver transplant (LTx) recipients requires a delicate balance to prevent side effects and allograft rejection (AR). There is no…
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Single Center Outcomes after Fully Robotic Live Donor Nephrectomy: Right versus Left
B. Ruch, C. Bhati, A. Khan, S. Lee, V. Kumaran, D. Bruno, A. Cotterell, M. Levy, A. Sharma
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Robotic assisted live donor nephrectomy (LDN) is being increasingly adopted across transplant centers worldwide. Right LDN is perceived to be difficult due to anatomical…
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Retinal Vein Occlusion Incidence in Kidney Transplant Recipients in South Korea: A Long-Term Population-Based Study
J. Lee¹, S. Park¹, J. Kim¹, M. Yu², S. Baek³, K. Han⁴, D. Kim¹, K. Joo¹, Y. Kim¹, H. Lee¹, Y. Kim¹
¹Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hwaseong, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Medical Statistics, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: The risk of retinal vein occlusion(RVO) is known to increase in patients with chronic kidney disease, especially end-stage renal disease (ESRD). However, little is…