Am J Transplant, Volume 21, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 96 of 139 - ATC Abstracts

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Living Organ Donor Perspectives on Covid-19 Vaccines
M. N. Harhay¹, A. Klassen², H. Zaidi¹, M. Mittelman³, R. Bertha³, R. Mannon⁴, K. Lentine⁵
¹Medicine, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, ²Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, ³American Living Organ Donor Fund, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁵Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO
*Purpose: Promoting widespread COVID-19 vaccinations is a crucial strategy to protect living organ donors and transplant recipients during the pandemic. We examined perspectives and sources…
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High Levels of Sars-cov-2 Detected in Immunosuppressed Covid-19 Patient Environments Weeks Following Initial Positive Test
C. E. Kuschner¹, Z. Brune², L. B. Becker¹, L. Teperman¹
¹North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY, ²Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY
*Purpose: COVID-19 is a novel viral illness associated with significantly worse mortality, prolonged disease course, and extended periods of viral shedding in transplant patients on…
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A Single Nucleotide Polymorphism within the FCGR3A 158 F/V Gene is Associated with Decreased Survival of Renal Allografts with Chronic Active Antibody-Mediated Rejection
N. H. Litjens, A. M. Peeters, J. A. Kal-van Gestel, M. Klepper, M. G. Betjes
Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Transplantation, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
*Purpose: Long-term allograft survival has shown little improvement over the last decades. An important factor compromising long-term allograft survival in kidney transplantation is chronic active…
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Clinical Outcomes and Racial Impact of HLA Matching in the Australian Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation Program, 2000-2018
M. Gramlick, M. Heer
Department of Surgery, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia
*Purpose: The Australian deceased donor (DD) kidney transplant program places a large emphasis on HLA matching despite a known disadvantage to ethnic minority groups. We…
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Steroid-free Immunosuppression in Heart-Kidney Transplant Patients: Is It Safe?
R. Skorka, J. Patel, M. Kittleson, N. Patel, T. Singer-Englar, A. Velleca, B. Azarbal, D. Chang, E. Kransdorf, L. Czer, D. Megna, J. A. Kobashigawa
Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Simultaneous heart and kidney transplantation (sHKTx) has increased in numbers over the past 10 years. There are reports that the kidney protects the heart…
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COVID-19 in the Kidney Transplant Waitlist Population
A. C. Johnson¹, C. P. Larsen¹, H. Gebel², R. Bray²
¹Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ²Pathology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Through banked serum samples from transplant candidates across Georgia, we characterize the prevalence, timing, and duration of SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity and investigate the impact on…
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation – Has KAS Made a Difference?
O. Charnaya¹, S. Yu², A. Goldberg³, J. Garonzik-Wang², D. Segev², P. Verghese⁴
¹Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Transplant Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³University of Manitoba, Winninpeg, MB, Canada, ⁴Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Racial and ethnic minority pediatric transplant candidates have known disparities in access to kidney transplantation. The Kidney Allocation System (KAS), implemented in 2014, was…
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Molecular Classifiers for Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction Transbronchial and Mucosal Biopsies Predict Clinical CLAD and Graft Loss
M. D. Parkes¹, P. F. Halloran², K. M. Halloran³, &. the INTERLUNG Study Group⁴
¹Alberta Transplant Applied Genomics Centre, Edmonton AB, AB, Canada, ²Alberta Transplant Applied Genomics Centre, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³University of Alberta, Edmonton AB, AB, Canada, ⁴., ., AB, Canada
*Purpose: Chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) portends poor outcomes yet is poorly understood. In the multi-center INTERLUNG study we measured transcripts in transbronchial biopsies (TBBs)…
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Characterizing the Early Impact of the Kidney Accelerated Placement Project on Hard-to-place Kidneys
J. D. Motter, A. Kernodle, M. Levan, D. Segev, J. Garonzik-Wang, A. Massie
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: In 2019, the OPTN implemented the Kidney Accelerated Placement Project (KAPP) in an effort to increase the utilization of kidneys with a high Kidney…
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DCD Heart Donation: Impact on Organ Yield
K. Gauntt, B. Carrico, D. Klassen
United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Recent advances in technology and recovery procedures has enabled donation after circulatory death (DCD) heart donation resulting in a significant increase in the number…