2013 American Transplant Congress
Utilizing Social Media To Engage College Students in Organ Donation Advocacy
Transplant Surgery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Organ donation advocacy is imperative. College students are traditionally outspoken advocates for social causes and while studies have demonstrated their positive attitudes about organ donation,…2013 American Transplant Congress
Identification of Urinary Biomarkers during Antibody-Mediated Rejection in a Murine Kidney Transplant Model
Immunology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; Osaka University, Suita, Japan
INTRODUCTION: Diagnosing antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) can be difficult without an invasive graft biopsy. A specific, non-invasive biomarker to monitor immunological graft status would facilitate diagnosis…2013 American Transplant Congress
Occurrence of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Predicts Risk of Subsequent Solid Organ Cancer, The
Rates of both solid organ and skin cancers after kidney transplantation are substantially increased. However, little is known about the relationship between non-melanoma skin cancer…2013 American Transplant Congress
Survival after Late Hepatic Artery Thrombosis
Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Introduction:Hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT) is associated with poor outcome. In reporting one of the largest series of late HAT our goal is to determine the…2013 American Transplant Congress
Hepatitis C Virus Infection Promotes Development of Fibrosis through Modulation of miR200c Regulates Growth Factor Signaling through FAP-1
Surgery, Medicine, Pathology & Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) induced liver disease is the leading indication for liver transplantation (LTx). Reinfection of HCV is a universal phenomenon, and accelerated…2013 American Transplant Congress
Opposing Roles of TIM-4 on Dendritic Cells vs Macrophages in Transplant Rejection
Transplantation Research Center, Brigham&Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain (TIM)-4, expressed on dendritic cells and macrophages, functions both as a costimulatory molecule and a phosphatidylserine receptor, mediating phagocytosis…2013 American Transplant Congress
Posttransplant Cardiac Event Rates Are Lower with Rapid Discontinuation of Prednisone (RDP)
RDP (prednisone [P] discontinuation <7 days posttx) is associated with ↑ rates of mild AR, ⇓ P-related side effects, better CVD risk profile, and no…2013 American Transplant Congress
Donation after Cardiac Death and Higher Donor Risk Index Are Associated with End-Stage Renal Disease after Liver Transplant
Background: The limited organ supply has led to greater use of liver allografts with higher donor risk indices (DRI) and/or donated after cardiac death (DCD).…2013 American Transplant Congress
Ventricular Assist Devices Are Associated with HLA but NOT MICA Allosensitization
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland; Baylor Univeristy, Dallas
Ventricular assist device (VAD) is implicated in HLA-sensitization. We investigate the association between VAD and HLA & MICA sensitization.Of all VAD patients studied (00-09); 89…2013 American Transplant Congress
Long Term Outcomes of Incidentally Discovered Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Background: The risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is increased in patients with cirrhosis as a result of any chronic liver disease. Current guidelines recommend HCC…
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