Am J Transplant, Volume 22, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 76 of 190 - ATC Abstracts

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Deletion of Fibroblastic Reticular Cell Derived Laminin A4 Impairs Lymph Node Vasculature and Conduits
L. Li¹, M. Shirkey¹, W. Piao¹, A. Kensiski¹, V. Saxena¹, T. Zhang¹, X. Li², J. Zhao², S. Gavzy¹, R. Abdi², J. Bromberg¹
¹UMB, Baltimore, MD, ²Harvard University, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Fibroblastic reticular cells (FRCs) support lymph node (LN) structure by producing various functional extracellular matrix (ECM) components. We hypothesized that FRCs and their ECM…
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Status Exception Use in the New Seven-Tiered Heart Allocation System
A. Plana¹, A. Kanelidis¹, W. F. Parker², V. Jeevanandam³, C. Salerno³, B. Smith¹, S. Kalantari¹, S. Pinney¹, J. Grinstein¹
¹Cardiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²Pulmonary/Critical Care, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ³Cardiac Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: The revised seven-tiered US heart allocation policy aimed to improve risk stratification to lower exception status use. However, recent literature has demonstrated that exceptions…
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Antibody-Mediated Rejections with C1q-binding and without C1-Binding Donor-Specific Antibodies in Kidney Transplantation
J. Jeon, C. Baek
Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: All donor-specific antibodies (DSAs) are not clinically relevant. Therefore, the C1q assay has been recently used, but its clinical meaning and usefulness should be…
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Desensitization Protocol Consisting of High-Dose Intravenous Immunoglobulin, Plasmapheresis, and Rituximab in Highly Sensitized Kidney Transplant Recipients
M. Okada, T. Hiramitsu, T. Tomosugi, K. Futamura, S. Narumi, N. Goto, Y. Watarai
Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
*Purpose: In HLA incompatible kidney transplantation, donor-specific HLA antibody often causes antibody-mediated rejection (AMR). To prevent AMR, we adopted a preoperative desensitization protocol including high-dose…
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HLA Alleles Add to Risk Stratification for CMV Infection in Renal Transplant Recipients
R. Patil¹, R. Prashar², M. Ramesh², A. Patel²
¹Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, ²Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common viral infection that occurs after solid organ transplantation. The incidence of CMV infection or disease (I/d) varies based…
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Discordant Histological Findings During Acute Rejection in a Combined Face and Hand Transplant Recipient
O. C. Onuh¹, J. Trilles¹, W. J. Rifkin¹, H. Brydges¹, B. F. Chaya¹, R. Rodriguez Colon¹, D. Boczar¹, D. J. Ceradini¹, E. D. Rodriguez¹, B. E. Gelb²
¹Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, ²Transplant Institute, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate histologic findings in a face and bilateral hand transplant recipient that was monitored with multi-site allograft…
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Comparison of Vasodilators in Dual Vessel Normothermic Ex Vivo Liver Machine Perfusion of Rat Liver Grafts
J. M. Gassner, F. Strobl, J. Michelotto, K. Kristina, V. Muth, M. Zimmer, L. Gilles, S. Moosburner, J. Pratschke, I. Sauer, N. Raschzok
Department of Surgery, Experimental Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
*Purpose: Small animal models of normothermic ex vivo liver machine perfusion (NEVLP) comparable to clinically used protocols are vital to perform translational studies on organ…
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Prognostic Factors for Mortality of COVID-19 Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients in Thailand: A Nationwide Study
A. Banjongjit¹, N. Larpparisuth², K. Phonphok³, P. Homkrailas⁴, O. Traitanon⁵, P. Inkong⁶, S. Wongpraphairot⁷, A. Lumpaopong⁶, T. Supaporn⁶, C. Pongskul⁸
¹King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand, ²Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand, ³Rajavithi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand, ⁴Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand, ⁵Thammasat Hospital, Pathum Thani, Thailand, ⁶Phramongkutklao Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand, ⁷Songklanagarind Hospital, Songkhla, Thailand, ⁸Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
*Purpose: To investigate the mortality risk factors of COVID-19 infection among kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) in Thailand due to data scarcity in Asian populations.*Methods: We…
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Older Living Donor Kidneys Are Associated with Worse Recipient and Graft Survival Compared to Younger Donors
A. P. Bregman¹, R. Spong¹, R. El-Rifai¹, K. Swanson¹, S. Jackson², S. Riad¹
¹Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ²Analytics, Mhealth-Fairview, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Older living donors (LDs) are accepted more frequently to expand the donor pool. We sought to evaluate recipient outcomes from older LDs >70y.*Methods: Utilizing…
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The Role of Geography in Adult Heart Allocation Over the Last 5 Years
K. Bradbrook¹, R. Goff¹, R. Daly², S. Hall³
¹Research, United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: In the last 5 years two policies have impacted the role of geography in adult heart allocation including the 2018 adult heart policy which…