Am J Transplant, Volume 22, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 165 of 190 - ATC Abstracts

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A Comparison of Vibration Controlled Transient Elastography, FAST, AGILE-3 and AGILE-4 Scores in Liver Transplant Recipients
T. Arshad¹, M. Tseng², B. Anh³, T. Syed⁴, A. Miller⁵, V. Patel⁴, A. Asgharpour⁴, I. O. Michael⁶, S. Patel⁵, M. Muthiah⁷, M. S. Siddiqui⁴
¹Department of Internal Medicine, VCU, Richmond, VA, ²Internal Medicine, VCU, Richmond, VA, ³Department of Statistical Sciences & Operations Research, VCU, Richmond, VA, ⁴Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, VCU, Richmond, VA, ⁵VCU, Richmond, VA, ⁶Department of Pathology, VCU, Richmond, VA, ⁷National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
*Purpose: Hepatic fibrosis is a strong predictor of clinical outcomes following liver transplantation (LT), however, non-invasive fibrosis assessment remains challenging. Vibration controlled transient elastography has…
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Successful Use of Anti-IL-6R Therapy to Achieve Cardiac Allograft Tolerance in Non-Human Primates
C. L. Miller, K. J. Ahrens, J. M. O, P. M. Patel, A. Dehnadi, T. Costa, M. Momodu, J. A. Morrissette, D. Muldoon, I. M. Hanekamp, J. S. Allan, G. Benichou, J. C. Madsen
Center for Transplantation Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: In contrast to kidney allografts, attempts to achieve tolerance of isolated cardiac allografts in non-human primates (NHPs) using a mixed chimerism strategy have been…
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The Low Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rates at 6 and 12 Months After Living Kidney Transplantation Are Independent Risk for Graft Failure
T. Hiramitsu¹, T. Tomosugi², K. Futamura², O. Manabu¹, N. Goto², T. Ichimori², S. Narumi², Y. Watarai²
¹Japanese Red Cross Aichi Medical Center Nagoya Daini Hospital, Myokencho Showaku, Japan, ²Japanese Red Cross Aichi Medical Center Nagoya Daini Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
*Purpose: The low estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) at 1 year after kidney transplantation was demonstrated to be the risk for graft failure in the…
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Healthcare Worker Attitudes On Living Donations Prior To Withdrawal Of Care
C. Luo¹, S. Rath¹, L. Washburn², M. B. Price¹, P. Moolchandani¹, M. Goss³, A. Rana¹, J. Goss¹, N. Galvan¹
¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ³McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
*Purpose: This study aims to assess the attitudes of physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners in transplant and critical care towards Living Donation Prior to…
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The Financial Burden Of Transplant – A Commercial Claims Analysis
G. Katz-Greenberg¹, O. Osazuwa-Peters¹, J. Gonzalez¹, S. Sanoff¹, O. Oloruntoba¹, N. Chan¹, E. J. Gordon², C. Scales¹, A. Brookhart¹, L. McElroy¹
¹Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, OAK PARK, IL
*Purpose: Despite access to health insurance, financial concerns are among the most prevalent patient-reported barriers to kidney and liver transplantation (KT and LT, respectively). We…
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A Model of Idiopathic Pneumonia Syndrome in Rhesus Macaques
R. S. Bermea¹, K. Ingersoll², L. P. Hariri³, M. Warren², L. Kean², V. Tkachev²
¹Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: To create a model of idiopathic pneumonia syndrome (IPS), a deadly complication of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in Rhesus macaques (RM).*Methods: RM were…
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3D Co-Culture System with Porcine Aortic Endothelial Cell Line and Human or Non-Human Primate Cells for Application in the Study of Xeno-Immune Reaction
S. K. Yadav¹, Y. Lee², S. Hurh³, S. Kim², J. Yang⁴, J. C. Jeong²
¹Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Internal Medicine (Nephrology), Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea, Republic of, ³Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Internal Medicine (Nephrology), Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Neutrophil Extracellular Trap (NET) is a vigorous immune reaction of neutrophil. It plays role in xenotransplantation rejection. Functional assay of NET is important; however,…
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Delta Changes in Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA (dd-cfDNA) Complement the Donor Fraction in Kidney Transplant Surveillance
A. Wiseman¹, M. Jagadeesan², G. Gupta³, V. Rao⁴, M. Narayanan⁵, N. Agrawal⁶, G. Shekhtman⁶, Y. Fu⁶, K. Pinney⁶, S. Anand⁷
¹Centura Health, Denver, CO, ²George Washington University, Washington, DC, ³Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ⁴Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁵Baylor Scott and White, Austin, TX, ⁶CareDx, Brisbane, CA, ⁷Intermountain Healthcare, Murray, UT
*Purpose: Delta changes in dd-cfDNA levels over time may identify patients with evolving alloimmune injury, providing complementary information to the donor fraction. We explored the…
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Risk Factors for Micafungin Non-Susceptible Invasive Candidiasis in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
U. Dhal, J. Morillas-Rodriguez, K. D. Brizendine
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Determine risk factors associated with micafungin non-susceptible invasive candidiasis (IC) in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients*Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of SOT patients…
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Can dd-cf DNA Eliminate Unnecessary Biopsies? The Answer is Yes!
K. Andreoni, Y. Chalicheemala, M. Debroy, M. Maklad, K. Zhao, M. Aeder, A. Jittirat, D. Ecabert, A. Bixby, C. Burrelli, K. Chavin
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Historically our center has been one that routinely performs biopsies. We perform them pre-perfusion, for slowly recovering allografts between day 10-14, and routinely at…