2020 American Transplant Congress
Challenges in Examining Transplant Outcomes in Patients with Fontan-Associated Liver Disease
*Purpose: The Fontan procedure has allowed patients born with single ventricle physiology to survive into adulthood. It is projected that the mean age of Fontan…2020 American Transplant Congress
Association between Homograft Tissue Exposure and Pre-Sensitization Prior to Heart Transplant in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease
*Purpose: Surgical repair for patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) often incorporates homograft tissue or other biologic material, which can lead to pre-sensitization. We sought…2020 American Transplant Congress
Peri-Operative Extracorporeal Photopheresis in High Risk Patients after Heart Transplantation
*Purpose: Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) is an established therapy for treatment of heart transplant rejection and is also applied for rejection prevention in the perioperative setting…2020 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of a Pre-Transplant Desensitization Protocol with Carfilzomib, Plasmapheresis, and IVIG for Broadly Sensitized Lung Transplant Candidates: A Case Series
*Purpose: The presence of anti-human leukocyte antigen (HLA) antibodies in lung transplant candidates leads to increased wait list times and antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) post-transplant. We…2020 American Transplant Congress
Teduglutide Therapy in Real World Setting is Efficacious in Reducing Complications in Short Bowel Syndrome
*Purpose: Teduglutide, a GLP-2 analogue, increases portal and intestinal blood flow thereby increasing absorption of fluid and nutrients. We evaluated outcomes of Teduglutide therapy for…2020 American Transplant Congress
Combining New Biomarkers: Donor Derived Cell Free DNA (dd-cfDNA) and Transcriptomics Impacts Rejection Diagnosis, Treatment and Follow Up
Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT
*Purpose: Transcriptomics (Tr) is an emerging adjunct to traditional histological diagnosis (HDx) for kidney allograft rejection (KAR). We describe our experience of using Tr and…2020 American Transplant Congress
Evolution of Molecular MMDx Scores after Kidney Transplantationin Different Donor Categories
*Purpose: The outcome of kidney transplantation is highly affected by donor category. Little is known about molecular processes which may underline this phenomenon.*Methods: Using Molecular…2020 American Transplant Congress
Graft Perfusion with an Hsp90 Inhibitor Prolongs Graft Survival in Murine Heart Transplantation by Modulating Expression of Cyclin-Dependent Kinases and the Senolytic Effect
Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan
*Purpose: We have previously demonstrated that administration of alvespimycin, a heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) inhibitor, prolongs the allograft survival in murine skin and heart…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Prevalence of Preemptive Transplantation at a Large Volume Kidney Transplant Center
1Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX, 2Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: In the wake of the Executive Order on Advancing American Kidney Health, it is essential to fully examine the current care paradigm for chronic…2020 American Transplant Congress
Outcome of Trans-Umbilical Single Port Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy
Surgery, Northshore-LIJ, Manhasset, NY
*Purpose: To evaluate the safety, efficacy, and outcomes of trans-umbilical single port laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (SPLDN).*Methods: We performed a retrospective review of 100 SPLDNs between…
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