Am J Transplant, Volume 21, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 18 of 139 - ATC Abstracts

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Letermovir Prophylaxis in Solid Organ Transplant – CMV Breakthrough and Tacrolimus Drug Interaction
R. Winstead¹, D. Kumar¹, A. Brown¹, I. Yakubu¹, C. Song¹, L. Thacker², G. Gupta¹
¹Virginia Commonwealth University Health, Richmond, VA, ²Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Valganciclovir is the preferred drug for cytomegalovirus (CMV) prophylaxis in solid organ transplantation. A limitation to its use is profound myelosuppression. Letermovir is a…
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Investigating Physician Outlook Regarding Living Donation Prior to Planned Withdrawal of Care
S. Rath¹, L. Washburn², S. Creden¹, M. Goss³, A. Rana¹, J. Goss¹, N. T. Galvan¹
¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ³McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
*Purpose: The aim of this study is to assess the attitudes of physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners in transplant and critical care regarding Living…
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Short Term Outcomes in Previously Covid Positive Kidney Transplant Recipients in Pre-vaccine Era
R. Prashar, N. J. Khoury, M. Ramesh, A. K. Patel
Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: To study clinical characteristics and short-term outcomes in kidney transplant recipients who were previously infected with SARS-CoV-2*Methods: In this retrospective, single-center case-series, we identified…
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Integrative Analyses of Circulating Small Rnas and Paired Kidney Graft Transcriptome in Transplant Glomerulopathy
C. Kuscu¹, K. Manjari², M. Akram³, C. Kuscu⁴, A. Wolen,⁴, A. Bajwa⁴, J. Eason⁴, D. G. Maluf⁵, V. Mas⁶, E. Akalin⁷
¹Surgery, James D Eason Transplant Institute, UTHSC, Memphis, TN, ²Department of Systems and Computational Biology, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad,, Hyderabad,, India, ³Center for Biomedical Informatics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, ⁴Surgery, James D Eason Transplant Institute, Memphis, TN, ⁵Surgery, Program in Transplantation, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, ⁶Surgery, Division Surgical Science, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, ⁷Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Abdominal Transplant Program, Albert Einstein College of Medicine,, NYC, NY
*Purpose: Transplant glomerulopathy (TG) develops through multiple mechanisms including donor-specific antibodies, T cells and innate immunity. We investigate the role of circulating small RNAs (sRNAs)…
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Kidney Transplantation in Very Highly-Sensitized Patients with Maastricht Type III Non-heart-Beating Donors
F. Villanego¹, A. Mazuecos¹, L. Vigara¹, V. Lopez², G. Bernal³, A. Rodriguez-Benot⁴, M. de Gracia⁵, P. Castro⁶, A. Alvarez⁶
¹Department of Nephrology, Hospital Puerta del Mar, Cadiz, Spain, ²Department of Nephrology, Hospital Carlos Haya, Malaga, Spain, ³Department of Nephrology, Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Sevilla, Spain, ⁴Department of Nephrology, Hospital Reina Sofia, Cordoba, Spain, ⁵Department of Nephrology, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain, ⁶Andalusian Transplant Coordination, Sevilla, Spain
*Purpose: In 2012, a kidney transplant (KT) program for very highly-sensitized (VHS) patients (PRA ≥ 95%) based on virtual crossmatch began in Andalusia (Spanish region).…
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Waitlist and Post-Transplant Outcomes of Candidates With Lvad: Comparison of Old and New Heart Allocation Policies
M. Colvin¹, Y. Ahn², S. Hall³, M. Walsh⁴, A. Israni²
¹Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²SRTR, Minneapolis, MN, ³Baylor Univ, Dallas, TX, ⁴St. Vincent Heart Ctr, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: The new heart allocation policy took effect in October 2018. Its risk stratification scheme prioritizes patients with short-term devices, raising concern that candidates with…
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Prevalence and Dynamics of SARS-COV-2 IgG in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Y. Al Azzi, P. Loarte, C. Pynadath, O. Alani, L. Liriano-Ward, M. Ajaimy, R. Bartash, J. Graham, M. Le, H. Yaffe, S. Greenstein, J. Rocca, M. Kinkhabwala, E. Akalin
Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY
*Purpose: We aimed to investigate the prevalence and dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 IgG in kidney transplant recipients in the Bronx, New York, one of the epicenters…
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Long Term Safety and Efficacy of Tocilizumab (anti-il6r, Tcz) Therapy in the Treatment of Refractory Chronic Antibody Mediated Rejection (cabmr) in 25 Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients
M. Pearl¹, P. Weng¹, A. Dokras², H. Pizzo³, J. Garrison³, C. Butler¹, J. Q. Zhang¹, K. Lim³, E. Reed¹, I. Kim³, M. Haas³, X. Zhang³, R. Ettenger¹, S. Jordan³, D. Puliyanda³
¹Pediatric Nephrology, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²Pediatric Nephrology, UT South Western, Dallas, CA, ³Pediatric Nephrology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, West Hollywood, CA
*Purpose: Development of de novo donor specific antibodies (DSA) post renal transplantation puts pediatric patients at risk for chronic Antibody Mediated Rejection (cABMR) and allograft…
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Allograft Discard Risk Index for Lung Transplantation
R. M. Reul, G. Loor, P. S. Garcha, A. A. Rana
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: The demand for donor lungs continues to outpace the supply, yet nearly 80% of donor lungs consented for lung transplantation (LTx) are discarded.*Methods: We…
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Can Procurement Biopsy Data Tell Us Anything? The Influence of Glomerulosclerosis on Long-term Kidney Graft Survival
D. Stewart¹, L. Kamal², J. Foutz³, H. McGehee³, P. Saravanane², S. Yu², R. Yousfi², G. Gupta²
¹United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, ²Virginia Commonwealth University Health, Richmond, VA, ³Research, United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Biopsy findings, particularly % glomerulosclerosis, have been shown to have a profound impact on kidney utilization decisions. Most studies of the association between procurement…