2021 American Transplant Congress
Renal Tubular-cell-specific Urinary Extracellular Vesicles: A Novel Biomarker for Diabetic Nephropathy After Kidney Transplantation
*Purpose: Diabetes(DM) is a leading cause of ESRD among renal transplant recipients(RTRs). However, the kinetics of diabetic nephropathy recurrence after renal transplantation(RT) remains unclear. Currently,…2021 American Transplant Congress
Endothelial Glycocalyx Shedding is Associated with Graft Quality During Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Endothelial glycocalyx is the surface protective layer of the endothelial cells and its damage is known to be strongly associated with organ dysfunction. However,…2021 American Transplant Congress
Core Signature of Rejection-Specific Cytokines and Chemokines in Heart Biopsies After Transplantation
*Purpose: Allograft rejection remains one of the limiting factors for survival after HTX. The aim of this project was to characterize the cytokine/chemokine network in…2021 American Transplant Congress
AlloMap Kidney Gene Expression Profiling Discriminates Rejection from Immuno-Quiescence in Renal Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Assessment of immune activation is important when considering pathologies such as allograft rejection as well as potential interventions that may extend allograft survival. Optimizing…2021 American Transplant Congress
Utilization of Living Donor Liver Transplant for Patients Who Travel for Transplant in the United States
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: We have previously shown that United States (US) liver transplant (LT) candidates listed at a single center (SL) are disadvantaged compared with patients who…2021 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Outcomes of Solid Organ Transplant Recipients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients as persons at high risk to develop severe illness secondary to…2021 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Signs Predictive of Covid-19 Mortality Among Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: The presentation of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ranges from mild illness to severe respiratory failure. Disease progression may differ in immunocompromised patients and immunocompetent…2021 American Transplant Congress
Multi-drug Resistant Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, a New Era of Risk
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
*Purpose: Antibiotic drug resistant organisms (DRO) [extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL), vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE), and carbapenem resistant bacteria (CRB)] are becoming more prevalent and pose a…2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Sars-cov-2 Infection in Waiting List for Liver Transplantation: A Cohort Study on Clinical Outcomes
Hopital Pitie Salpetriere, Paris, France
*Purpose: Infections in cirrhotic patients are associated with an increased risk of liver-related complications (LRC) and mortality. Limited data regarding the prevalence of Coronavirus disease…2021 American Transplant Congress
Survival Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients Aged 18-60 Years by CMV Discordance Status: A Multivariable Analysis
*Purpose: Despite advances in CMV therapeutics, CMV infection can pose significant comorbidity after transplantation. We sought to examine the impact of high-risk CMV discordance in…
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