Am J Transplant, Volume 21, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 53 of 139 - ATC Abstracts

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Solid Organ Transplant Recipient Attitudes Towards a SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine
M. Ou¹, B. Boyarsky¹, L. Zeiser¹, T. Chiang¹, J. Ruddy¹, S. Rasmussen¹, J. Martin², J. Russell², C. Durand¹, R. Avery¹, W. Werbel¹, M. Cooper³, A. Massie¹, D. Segev¹, J. Garonzik-Wang¹
¹Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, ²National Kidney Foundation, New York, NY, ³Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC
*Purpose: An effective and widely-accepted SARS-CoV-2 vaccine could protect the community and vulnerable populations. We investigated the attitudes of solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs) towards…
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Paired Exchanges in LDLT- A Good Option for Patients with Incompatible Donors
A. Humar, C. Hughes, G. Mazariegos, S. Kyle, A. Gallatin, K. Emmett, A. Tevar, M. Molinari, A. Ganoza, V. Gunabushanam, S. Ganesh
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: In the US, paired exchanges are common for LD kidney transplant but not for LDLT. We present our series of paired exchanges for LDLT,…
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Risk Factors for the Development of Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder (ptld) After Pancreas Transplantation- A Registry Analysis
A. Gruessner, S. Saggi, J. Renz, R. Gruessner
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: A pancreas transplant provides patients with brittle diabetes the opportunity of good long-term metabolic control. However, it requires long-term immunosuppression with its associated risks…
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Cognition After Belatacept Conversion (CAB) Trial
W. Asch¹, K. Belfield², V. Do², E. Cohen¹
¹Yale University, New Haven, CT, ²Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
*Purpose: Extensive adverse effect profiles including neurotoxicity, manifesting as short-term memory loss, make CNIs less desirable despite their efficacy preventing acute rejection and increasing graft…
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Outcomes of Downstaging Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) to within Milan Criteria Before Liver Transplantation (LT): A Multicenter Analysis of the “All-comers” Protocol
B. Natarajan¹, P. Tabrizian², M. Hoteit³, C. Frenette⁴, T. Ghaziani⁵, R. Dhanasekaran⁵, N. Parikh⁶, J. Guy⁷, A. Shui¹, S. Florman², F. Yao¹, N. Mehta¹
¹UCSF, SF, CA, ²Mt Sinai, NY, NY, ³U Penn, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Scripps, La Jolla, CA, ⁵Stanford, Palo Alto, CA, ⁶U Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁷CPMC, SF, CA
*Purpose: Patients with HCC meeting UNOS-downstaging (DS) criteria (1 lesion 5.1-8 cm, 2-3 lesions at least one 3.1-5 cm and total tumor diameter (TTD) ≤8…
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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…