2021 American Transplant Congress
DCD Heart Donation: Impact on Organ Yield
United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Recent advances in technology and recovery procedures has enabled donation after circulatory death (DCD) heart donation resulting in a significant increase in the number…2021 American Transplant Congress
Identification of Distinct Blood Monocyte Phenotypes from Transplant Kidney Recipients Undergoing Cellular (TCMR) and Mixed Antibody Mediated Rejection (ABMR)
Starzl Transplantation Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Monocytes play an important role in immune defense by initiating adaptive immunity. They are heterogeneous, plastic, and present different subsets: classical (CD14++CD16-), intermediate (CD14+CD16+),…2021 American Transplant Congress
How Long is the Wait Worthwhile: Cost-Effectiveness of Accepting a Kidney from a Donor with Apolipoprotein L1 High-Risk Genotype
*Purpose: The Apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) Long-Term Outcomes (APOLLO) study is underway to define the impact of kidney donor renal risk variants (RRVs) on the survival…2021 American Transplant Congress
Acute Dialysis, Mortality and Renal Failure After Heart Alone Transplant by Egfr and Dialysis Requirement in the United States
*Purpose: We examined the early acute dialysis, 90-day mortality and one-year ESRD among OHT recipients by eGFR and dialysis requirement before transplantation.*Methods: Utilizing the SRTR…2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of High-Risk EBV Discordance Status on Survival Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Multivariable Analysis
*Purpose: High-risk EBV discordance has been linked to Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder (PTLD) after kidney transplantation; however, the impact on recipient and graft survival is under-reported.…2021 American Transplant Congress
Improved Outcomes Over Time of Extended Criteria Donor Grafts for Acute-on-chronic Liver Failure
Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Given the high waitlist mortality of patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF), liver transplant (LT) with an extended criteria donor (ECD) can be considered.…2021 American Transplant Congress
Early Outcome of Heart-Kidney Transplantation in the Current Heart Allocation System in the United States
*Purpose: In the United States, heart allograft allocation is a primary determinant for heart-kidney transplantation (HKT). We analyzed the OPTN dataset and compared the outcomes…2021 American Transplant Congress
Systematic Implementation of Alcohol Screening Program Using Urine Ethyl Glucuronide Can Identify Post-transplant Alcohol Use and Aid Return to Sobriety in Liver Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Rates of liver transplantation (LT) for alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) are increasing, particularly in patients with acute alcoholic hepatitis. Post-LT alcohol (ETOH) use has…2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Lung Allocation Score Cohort Update
1SRTR, Minneapolis, MN, 2Univ of Washington, Seattle, WA, 3Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: The lung allocation score (LAS) was last revised in February, 2015, based on waitlist (WL) and posttransplant (PT) survival model cohorts from 2006-2008 and…
