2022 American Transplant Congress
Non-HLA Autoantibodies: The Hidden Offenders to Double the Trouble
*Purpose: There is emerging evidence suggesting non-HLA autoantibodies triggered after the graft injury. Here, we report 3 cases where non-HLA autoantibodies were positive after 3…2022 American Transplant Congress
Role of Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells in Murine Heart Transplant
*Purpose: Group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) have been shown to play key roles in manipulating adaptive immunity. They regulate CD4+ T cell biology not…2022 American Transplant Congress
Deceased Donor Vein Extension Grafts for Right Living-Donor Kidney Transplantation
Department of Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: In an effort to maximize living donor kidney utilization, we describe the use of deceased donor vein extension grafts for right sided living donor…2022 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Genotype Based Clustering Method of Single-Cell RNA-Sequencing Data from Human Kidney Allograft Biopsies
1Weill Cornell Medicine, Doha, Qatar, 2Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
*Purpose: Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) characterizes expression profiles of individual cells, providing novel insights into new cell types or new cell states that were not…2022 American Transplant Congress
Pediatric Acute Liver Failure: Patient Factors Associated with Higher Mortality
*Purpose: Pediatric acute liver failure (PALF) is characterized by sudden onset deteriorating liver function, progressive coagulopathy, and hepatic encephalopathy in previously healthy children. The clinical…2022 American Transplant Congress
Incidence and Laterality of Pulmonary Emboli in Single Lung Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Lung transplantation surgery increases the risk of pulmonary embolism (PE), with an incidence described between 6% to 27%, based on data from 15 years…2022 American Transplant Congress
Temporal Trends in Utilization, Discard, and Outcomes for Extended Criteria Donor Lungs
1Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, 2Baylor, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Extended criteria donor lungs (ECDL) are defined as those failing to meet ≥1 standard donor criteria (P/F > 300, age < 55, smoking <…2022 American Transplant Congress
Dd-cfdna Correlates With Acute Rejection In The Setting Of Bk Viremia After Kidney Transplantation
1NYU Langone Transplant Institute, New York, NY, 2CareDx, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: BK virus reactivation is common among kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) and is a risk factor for allograft loss. Currently, there is no clearly established…2022 American Transplant Congress
Early Clinical Complications Following HLA-Incompatible Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
1Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Incompatible living donor kidney transplant recipients (ILDKTr) require desensitization to facilitate transplantation across donor-specific antibody (DSA); however, this substantial upfront immunosuppression may result in…2022 American Transplant Congress
Conversion to Belatacept for Calcineurin Inhibitor Toxicities
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
*Purpose: Calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) have improved renal transplant (RTx) outcomes but are associated with significant toxicities. Belatacept provides better long-term outcomes than cyclosporine, has less…
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