Am J Transplant, Volume 21, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 19 of 139 - ATC Abstracts

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A Delphi Panel to Develop Public Educational Materials About Vascular Composite Allotransplantation (VCA)
C. Sidoti¹, A. Ferzola², H. Sung², S. Rasmussen², E. Gordon³, N. Anderson³, J. Uriarte³, C. Cooney⁴, G. Brandacher⁴, M. Levan²
¹Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, East Islip, NY, ²Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁴Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: As the field of Vascular Composite Allotransplantation (VCA) grows, so does the demand for VCA donations. The education materials about VCA and VCA donation…
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Are Pre-Transplant Diabetics on ACE Inhibitors at Risk for More Renal Dysfunction After Heart Transplantation?
M. Kittleson, J. Patel, D. Chang, N. Patel, S. Kim, T. Singer-Englar, R. Skorka, A. Hage, L. Czer, F. Esmailian, J. A. Kobashigawa
Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Diabetic patients undergoing heart transplantation may be at greater risk of developing kidney dysfunction after heart transplantation due to calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) nephrotoxicity. It…
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Impact of Donor Kidney Biopsy on Kidney Yield and Post-Transplant Outcomes
C. Wang¹, J. Wetmore¹, A. Wey², N. Salkowski², J. Snyder², A. Israni¹
¹Nephrology, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, ²Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Kidney procurement biopsy findings, such as Glomerulosclerosis (GS) is frequently used to determine kidney quality, but it remains unclear the degree of GS in…
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Covid-19 Related Deaths Across the U.S. in Kidney Transplant Recipients
K. Goli, N. T. Galvan, R. Cotton, J. A. Goss, C. A. O'Mahony, A. Rana
Department of Abdominal Transplantation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic poses a unique challenge for immunosuppression patients following kidney transplantation. Studies involving a single center or few centers have suggested that…
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Home-based Liver Frailty Intervention (lift) in Liver Transplant Candidates: A Pilot Study
A. J. Thuluvath¹, K. Belfanti¹, S. Morrissey¹, O. Siddiqui¹, J. Peipert¹, A. Daud¹, J. Levitsky¹, T. Bogg², A. Flores¹, D. P. Ladner¹
¹Northwestern University Transplant Research Collaborative, Chicago, IL, ²Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Frailty is highly prevalent in patients awaiting LT and is associated with increased waitlist and post-transplant mortality, hospitalizations and LOS. While reduction of frailty…
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Pharmacokinetic Analysis of Direct Acting Antiviral Use on Weight-Adjusted FK506 Trough/dose Ratios in Obese Kidney Transplant Recipients
A. Demirag¹, P. L. Lobo², J. Oberholzer¹, A. Kumar², B. Rawashdeh¹, S. L. Lennon¹, H. N. Guvener Demirag¹, A. Doyle², J. Geystone³, K. L. Brayman¹
¹Transplantation, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA, ²Transplantation Nephrology, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA, ³Clinical Pharmacy, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: Using hepatitis C viremic (HCV) organs in kidney transplant recipients(KTRs) is very important to decrease the number of patients on the waiting list. Direct…
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The Benefits of Sharing Non-Directed Donors Nationally Through Paired Exchange
J. Verbesey¹, A. G. Thomas², A. D. Waterman³, J. Vucci¹, G. Vranic¹, A. Gilbert¹, S. Ghasemian¹, M. Cooper¹
¹Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, ²Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Non-directed donors (NDDs) are a valuable resource that can “unlock” incompatible transplants. Recent advances in paired kidney exchange (PKE) suggest that NDDs may facilitate…
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The Unintended Financial Consequences of Acuity Circles for Liver Allocation – Two-fold Increase in Import Fees and Higher Organ Acquisition Cost Despite Unchanged Travel Patterns
A. Wall, S. Asrani, G. McKenna, E. Martinez, R. Ruiz, H. Fernandez, J. Bayer, A. Gupta, N. Onaca, R. Goldstein, J. Trotter, G. Testa
Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: The recent initiation of acuity circles (AC) as the basis for liver allocation is associated with broader sharing and potentially greater travel and increased…
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Managing the Significant Drug-Drug Interaction Between Tacrolimus and Letermovir in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
J. Hedvat, J. Choe, D. Salerno, J. Scheffert, D. Bley, A. Anamisis, T. Shertel, J. Lee, E. Liu, N. W. Lange
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
*Purpose: Letermovir does not appear to share cross-resistance with ganciclovir and is not associated with nephrotoxicity or myelosuppressive effects, making it an attractive option for…
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Lung Transplant Recipients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus 2 Infection and Asymptomatic Carriers Waiting for Lung Transplantation Induce Circulating Exosomes with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus 2 Spike Protein S2
S. Bansal, S. Tokman, T. Fleming, M. Smith, R. Bremner, T. Mohanakumar
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: Exosomes are vesicles released by cells into body fluids. We demonstrated increased circulating exosomes with lung self-antigens (Collagen V, Kα1 Tubulin) and viral antigens…