Am J Transplant, Volume 21, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 35 of 139 - ATC Abstracts

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Liver Biopsy as a Predictor in Risk Stratification for Heart Transplant Candidates
S. Tolia¹, T. Al Saadi¹, N. Narang², A. Joshi², C. Sciamanna², S. Pauwaa², G. Macaluso², M. Dia², A. Tatooles³, P. Pappas³, W. Cotts², A. Andrade²
¹Internal Medicine, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL, ²Cardiology, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL, ³Cardiovascular Surgery, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL
*Purpose: Patients undergoing workup for Orthotopic Heart Transplant (OHT) undergo multi-organ evaluation for risk stratification. While cirrhosis is a known predictor of poor outcomes in…
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The Impact of Covid-19 in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
J. Kumar¹, J. Pyda², I. Reccia³, F. VIrdis⁴, P. Bachul¹, R. Barth¹, Y. Becker¹, J. Fung¹, P. Witkowski¹
¹University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²Beth Israel, Boston, MA, ³Imperial College, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Royal London, London, United Kingdom
*Purpose: To determine pooled prevalence of clinical outcomes among hospitalized kidney transplant recipients with COVID-19 through meta-analysis.*Methods: A systematic database search between Dec1, 2019- Dec1,…
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Leflunomide Therapy for Treatment of Bk Viremia in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
A. Aldieri¹, M. Chandran², D. Matossian³, B. Magella⁴, D. Lazear⁴, M. Bock², E. Blanchette²
¹Children's Hospital Colorado, Denver, CO, ²Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, ³Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁴Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
*Purpose: BK viremia (BKV) after kidney transplantation (KT) poses significant risk for BK virus-associated nephropathy (BKVN) and impacts graft survival. Conventional treatment involves reduction of…
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Perioperative Blood Transfusion is Associated with the Development of New HLA Antibodies After Adult Lung Transplantation
A. Hicks¹, A. Stoker², M. Cooter², A. Ali³, J. Klapper⁴, J. Poisson⁵, D. Chen⁵, J. Haney⁴, K. Ghadimi², M. Hartwig⁴, I. Welsby², B. Bottiger²
¹Anesthesiology, Duke University Hospital, South Portland, ME, ²Anesthesiology, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ³Pulmonology, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ⁴Cardiothoracic Surgery, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ⁵Pathology, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC
*Purpose: Lung transplant (LT) recipients who develop new antibodies to human leukocyte antigen (HLA) have associated with chronic lung allograft dysfunction and worsened outcomes. We…
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Clinical Features and Outcomes of Candidemia in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices
G. Krishnan, Y. Hamad, I. George
Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
*Purpose: Fungal infections represent an uncommon etiology of Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) infections but can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. In this study,…
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The Evolution of the National Liver Review Board
S. Noreen¹, J. Trotter², J. Pomposelli³, M. Cafarella¹, J. Heimbach⁴
¹UNOS, Richmond, VA, ²BSWHealth, Dallas, TX, ³UCHealth, Aurora, CO, ⁴Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: The National Liver Review Board (NLRB) was implemented 5/14/2019, establishing a national structure for liver exceptions comprised of three specialty review boards and a…
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Mortality, Risk Factors, and Treatment of Covid-19 Infection in Solid Organ Transplants: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
S. Yin, T. Song, Q. Zhong, T. Lin
Urology Institute and Organ Transplantation Center, West China Hospital, Chengdu, China
*Purpose: Outcomes for solid organ transplants (SOT) with COVID-19 have not been summarized, and prognostic factors for COVID-19 in SOT patients are not well established…
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Machine Perfusion of Kidney Grafts in Simultaneous Liver Kidney Transplantation: National Trends and Outcomes
A. Chang¹, M. Chen¹, P. Abt¹, T. Bittermann²
¹Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: In this study we analyze the SRTR liver data set to determine the trends in machine perfusion of kidney grafts prior to SLK and…
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ABCC2 Haplotypes Associations to Mycophenolic Acid Pharmacokinetics in Stable Renal Transplant Recipients
K. Tornatore¹, D. Brazeau², C. Meaney³, J. Consiglio⁴, A. Gundroo⁵, S. Chang⁶, G. Wilding⁴, L. Cooper³
¹Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy; University at Buffalo- SUNY, Buffalo, NY, ²Pharmacy Practice, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, ³Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy; University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, ⁴Biostatistics, School of Public Health; University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, ⁵Medicine, School of Medicine; Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ⁶Medicine, School of Medicine; University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
*Purpose: Mycophenolic acid (MPA), exhibits interpatient pharmacokinetic (PK) variability attributed to enterohepatic circulation of the glucuronide metabolite (MPAG) to MPA. This is mediated by multidrug…
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Kidney Paired Exchange in Children in the United-states
J. Hogan¹, A. G. Thomas², J. Verbesey³, D. L. Segev⁴
¹Transplant Research Center, Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ²Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, ³Department of Surgery, Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC, ⁴Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Kidney paired exchange (KPE) plays an increasing role in the landscape of adult living donor transplant (LDTx) in the US. LDTx is the treatment…