2013 American Transplant Congress
Liver Retransplantation in HIV-Infected Patients: A Multicenter and Multinational Cohort Study
We describe the indications, clinical characteristics, and outcome of liver retransplantation (reLT) in HIV-infected patients included in 8 prospective national cohorts.Methods: We analyzed data from…2013 American Transplant Congress
Reduction in Mycophenolate in Leukopenic Renal Transplant Patients Is Not Associated with Worse Transplant Outcomes at 1 Year and 3 Year Post-Transplant
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Leukopenia is common in renal transplant recipients (RTRs), and is often managed by dose reduction of causative immunosuppressants, which may in turn increase the risk…2013 American Transplant Congress
Back to Bladder Drained Pancreas Transplantation Alone: A Single Centre Experience
Controversy remains whether there is still a role for bladder drainage (BD) in pancreas transplantation. Compared to excellent results in simultaneous pancreas kidney transplantation, pancreas…2013 American Transplant Congress
Protects Effect of HIF-1α in Ischemia/Reperfusion-Induced Mitochondrial Injury, The
Background. Ischemia by itself can trigger cell killing, and reperfusion accelerates the process. Many studies have demonstrated that HIF-1Α play an important role in mitochondrial…2013 American Transplant Congress
Utility of Six-Minute Walk Distance in Predicting Waitlist Mortality for Lung Transplant Candidates, The
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Six-minute walk distance (6MWD) dichotomized over/under 150 feet is one of 15 variables included in the Lung Allocation Score (LAS), however the independent association of…2013 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Matching Frequency in Kidney Paired Donation
Introduction: Kidney Paired Donation (KPD) programs use algorithms to find cycles involving incompatible pairs, and chains, initiated with a non-directed donor. KPD programs generally match…2013 American Transplant Congress
ABO-Incompatible Kidney Transplantation Protects the Graft from Natural Antibodies Induced Damage and Prevents Immune Responses to Donor HLA and Kidney Associated Self Antigens Leading to Long Term Rejection Free Survival
Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Background: There is increased interest in ABO-incompatible (ABOi) kidney transplantation (KTx) worldwide. With appropriate selection based on anti-ABO titer, reduction of natural antibodies (NAbs) by…2013 American Transplant Congress
CD137 Signaling in Regulatory NK Cells Is Protective Against Liver Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
Liver ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) after liver transplantation is a major cause of delayed graft function. We previously demonstrated that the specific expressions of CD137 on…2013 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation from DCD Organ Donors
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Clinical Trials and Consulting Services, Cincinnati, OH
Simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation (SLKT) is being performed with greater frequency in the United States. Due to the shortage of available donors, organs obtained after cardiac…2013 American Transplant Congress
Small Donor Size Adversely Impact Kidney Allograft Function Following Living Donor Kidney Transplant
Background: We wanted to assess the impact of donor size and donor to recipient size mismatch on kidney allograft function following living donor kidney transplant.Methods:…
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