Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 93 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

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Prevalence of Risk Factors for NAFLD among Living Liver Donors
D. A. Axelrod¹, M. Simpson², E. Pomfret³, A. Ehrlich⁴, S. Rwema⁴, R. Chung⁴, F. Gordon⁵
¹Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa CIty, IA, ²Surgery, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA, ³University of Colorado, Denver, CA, ⁴Mass General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Lahey, Burlington, MA
*Purpose: The development of non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFLD) disease has been strongly associated with the presence of polymorphisms in PNPLA3 rs738409. When compared with wild…
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Renal Transplant Induction Therapy Safety Outcomes Comparison
R. M. Hofmann¹, J. Combs², K. J. Schmidt³, T. Dyckman⁴
¹Nephrology, Renal Associates of West Michigan, Grand Rapids, MI, ²Pharmacy/Transplant, Mercy Health St. Mary's, Grand Rapids, MI, ³Pharmacy, Ferris State University College of Pharmacy, Big Rapids, MI, ⁴Pharmacy, Mercy Health St. Mary's, Grand Rapids, MI
*Purpose: Induction immunosuppression with alemtuzumab and rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (r-ATG) reduces acute rejection following kidney transplantation. Efficacy is thought to be similar between the agents…
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Severity of Donor Acute Kidney Injury Does Not Impact Long-Term Outcomes in Deceased Donor Renal Transplant Recipients
A. Brar¹, A. Gruessner², D. Adey¹, M. Salifu²
¹University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: Kidneys with increased donor terminal creatinine are frequently discarded. This study used national data to assess renal allograft and patient outcomes in deceased donor…
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Safety and Efficacy of Direct-Acting Oral Anticoagulants versus Warfarin in Kidney Transplant Recipients
A. L. Bixby¹, S. A. Shaikh², A. S. Naik³, L. Cotiguala³, K. McMurry³, M. D. Samaniego-Picota⁴, V. D. Marshall⁵, J. M. Park³
¹University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, ²Keck Medical Center of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, ³Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI, ⁵University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: Safety and efficacy of direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have not been well studied in solid organ transplant. The purpose of our study was to…
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Failure to Launch; a Multi-Centre Study of Potential Live Donors in Southeast Nigeria
C. G. Okwuonu¹, G. O. Achor², Q. L. Ogana³, C. Kingsley⁴
¹Internal Medicine, Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, Nigeria, ²Department of Surgery, Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, Nigeria, ³Internal Medicine, Beatitudes Mediplex and Kidney Care Centre, Umuahia, Nigeria, ⁴Internal Medicine, Beatitudes Mediplex and Kidney Care Centre, Aba, Nigeria
*Purpose: To determine the socio-demographic characteristics of potential living kidney donors, donor motivation, incidental findings on clinical evaluation and some identified factors that precluded eventual…
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Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events (MACE) in Living Kidney Donors (LKDs)
M. Merzkani¹, A. Denic¹, M. D'Costa¹, L. Ricaurte¹, R. Narasimhan¹, X. Benavides¹, A. Mullan¹, J. Larson¹, W. Park¹, M. P. Alexander¹, H. Chakkera², S. Textor¹, S. Taler¹, M. Stegall¹, N. Issa¹, A. Rule¹
¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
*Purpose: There is limited knowledge regarding long-term cardiovascular outcomes in living kidney donors. We performed a multicenter study assessing baseline risk factors that increase MACE…
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“By the Time They Get to Me, I’ll Be Dead Anyway” – A Mixed-Methods Examination of Treatment Education & Decision-Making among Patients with Varying Amounts of Pre-End-Stage Renal Disease Nephrology Care
M. Urbanski¹, L. Dumenci¹, C. Gadegbeku², L. Siminoff¹, A. Waterman³, H. Gardiner¹
¹College of Public Health, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, ²Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Kidney Transplantation, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, ³UCLA, Division of Nephrology, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore renal replacement therapy (RRT) knowledge and decision-making experiences and preferences among patients with varying amounts of…
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Delayed Graft Function in the Recipients of Simultaneous Liver and Kidney Transplant: A Single-Center Experience
F. Aziz, B. Muth, N. Garg, M. Mohamed, D. Mandelbrot, J. Mezrich, A. Djamali, S. Parajuli
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Increased rates of delayed graft function (DGF) have been reported in the recipients of simultaneous liver and kidney (SLK) transplant. However, the effect of…
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HELLP Me! My Liver Ruptured and Nobody Can Give Me Platelets: A Case Study of Liver Transplantation for Liver Rupture from HELLP Syndrome
R. Cooke, M. Williams, M. A. Adams
UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Liver rupture and infarction are rare but serious complications of hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count (HELLP) syndrome. We report successful utilization…
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The Surge in Deceased Liver Donors Due to the Opioid Epidemic: Is it Time to Split the Difference?
D. Yoeli¹, M. Adams¹, R. Choudhury¹, T. Nydam¹, J. Pomposelli¹, J. Goss², M. Wachs¹
¹Transplant Surgery, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ²Transplant Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: The opioid epidemic afflicting our nation has led to a surge in the number of adult deceased donors from drug overdose. We hypothesized that…