2013 American Transplant Congress
Sensitivity of Screening Echocardiogram to Detected Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients with End Stage Liver Disease Undergoing Liver Transplant Evaluation
Background: The presence of pulmonary hypertension (PHTN) in the setting of end stage liver disease increases mortality before and after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). A…2013 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Significance of Protocol Biopsy at Three Months after Kidney Transplantation: A Single Center Experience
The aim of this study was to analyze the characteristics of subclinical acute rejection and borderline change in protocol biopsies performed 3 months after kidney…2013 American Transplant Congress
DeKAF Pathology Clusters: Follow Up at 5 Years
Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
The goal of DeKAF was to determine whether clinicopathological and laboratory criteria identify, at the onset of graft dysfunction, patient (pt) subgroups with differing prognoses.…2013 American Transplant Congress
Neighborhood-Level Factors Associated with Low Kidney Transplant Rates among U.S. Dialysis Facilities
Background: Variability in kidney transplant rates across U.S. dialysis units has been noted, yet little is known of the association of neighborhood-level factors around dialysis…2013 American Transplant Congress
Comparable Waiting Time for Highly Sensitized Patients Awaiting Heart Transplant Using Desensitization Therapy and the Virtual Crossmatch
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA
BACKGROUND: Highly sensitized patients (pts) awaiting heart transplant (HTx) face many obstacles. These pts have a reported longer waiting time to obtain a compatible donor…2013 American Transplant Congress
Potential Downfall of Failed Prednisone Wean after Heart Transplant
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA
BACKGROUND: A prednisone taper off protocol is often initiated in heart transplant recipients 6 months post transplant to avoid the long-term adverse effects of steroid…2013 American Transplant Congress
Immunomodulatory Role of IL-22 in Mouse Liver Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury (IRI): Enhancement of Autophagy by STAT3–c-myc Signaling, The
Department of Surgery, The Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center, Los Angeles, CA
Background: Autophagy (self-digestion), is a cellular pathway crucial for differentiation, survival, and homeostasis. We have shown that exogenous IL-22 regulates liver IRI by activating STAT3…2013 American Transplant Congress
Distribution of Skin Cancers and Precancerous Lesions among Transplant Patients Based on Fitzpatrick Skin Type
Drexel Medicine University of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Background: Fitzpatrick Skin Type is a classification system used by dermatologists to categorize the response of different skin types to ultraviolet light and to assess…2013 American Transplant Congress
Prolonged Cold Ischemia Impairs Outcome in Recipients of DCD Kidney Transplants, Despite Machine Perfusion
Introduction: The impact of prolonged cold ischemia time (CIT) on kidney grafts donated after circulatory death (DCD) remains unclear when grafts were preserved by hypothermic…2013 American Transplant Congress
High DSA Is Associated with Steroid-Resistant Rejections in Liver Transplantation
UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; Terasaki Foundation Laboratory, Los Angeles, CA
Aim: To determine the prevalence of DSA in acute rejection episodes after liver transplantation and its role as a predictor of clinical response to treatment.Methods:…
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 107
- 108
- 109
- 110
- 111
- …
- 178
- Next Page »