2013 American Transplant Congress
First Kidney Graft Survival Is Associated with Second Kidney Transplant Outcomes in Pediatric Patients with Highly Recurrent Disease
Intro: Pediatric kidney transplant(KTx) patients with FSGS/SLE/HUS(Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis/Lupus/Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome) may experience recurrent disease which negatively impacts graft survival. We examined whether first graft…2013 American Transplant Congress
Time-Varying Relationship between Aboriginal Racial Origin and Transplant Outcomes in Australia, The
Aboriginal Australians have markedly higher rates of kidney disease. Rates of kidney transplantation from deceased donor kidneys are substantially lower, with few live donors. Outcomes…2013 American Transplant Congress
TIM-3 Overexpressing T Lymphocytes Prevent Liver Innate Inflammation Response
Department of Surgery, The Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center, Los Angeles, CA
Background: We have recently shown that 1/ activation of CD4 T cells via CD40 signaling plays a pivotal role in the early phase of liver…2013 American Transplant Congress
Severity of Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy after Heart Transplant Is Reduced with Proliferation Signal Inhibitors
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA
Background: The multicenter randomized trials of everolimus have demonstrated a significant reduction in 1st Year maximal intimal thickness. It has been demonstrated from a validation…2013 American Transplant Congress
KDRI Accurately Predicts Early Post-Transplant Kidney Function and Survival, as Well as Late Survival
Surgery/Transplantation, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
Background: Rao et al have previously developed a kidney donor risk index (KDRI) and reported the application of KDRI as a predictor of graft failure…2013 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of Hypercoagulability in Pediatric Liver Transplant Patients
Thrombotic complications remain a significant source of morbidity and mortality in pediatric liver transplantation. Derangements in the hemostatic system are quite common, but the incidence…2013 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Dermatology Referrals Result in Unexpected Non-Malignant Diagnoses
Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Background:Although the primary focus of transplant dermatology care is the early detection and treatment of skin cancers in an immunocompromised population, a wide variety of…2013 American Transplant Congress
Eighteen Months Follow-Up in Obese Recipients with Robotic Kidney Transplantation
Department of Surgery, University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, Chicago, IL
Purpose: To evaluate the outcomes of obese recipients undergoing minimal invasive, robotic kidney transplantation versus conventional open surgery within 18 months post-transplant.Methods: Since 2009, a…2013 American Transplant Congress
25-Hydroxyvitamin D Deficiency Is an Independent Risk Factor for Acute Cellular Rejection in Renal Transplant Recipients
Nephrology and Hypertension, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
Introduction:In addition to its cardinal role in bone-mineral metabolism, the hormone vitamin D is reported to regulate multiple aspects of the immune repertoire. In this…2013 American Transplant Congress
Neuropeptide PACAP Mediated Autophagy in Mouse Liver Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury: Modulation Via cAMP/PKA-CREB-KLF4 Pathway
Dept of Surgery, Dumont-UCLA Liver Transplant Center, Los Angeles, CA
Background: Autophagy (‘self-eating’) represents a critical mechanism for cellular homeostasis and survival response to the stress. We have shown that neuropeptide PACAP (Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating…
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