2013 American Transplant Congress
Effects of Propranolol, Somatostatin and Terlipressin on Recovery from Posthepatectomy Hepatic Failure after 90% Partital Hepatectomy in Rats
Posthepatectomy hepatic failure(PHF) is a potentially lethal complication. PHF can develop when the remaining liver is too small after extensive hepatectomy. There have been very…2013 American Transplant Congress
Impaired Selectin-Dependent Leukocyte Trafficking Induces T-Cell Exhaustion and Prevents Chronic Allograft Vasculopathy and Rejection
Selectin-selectin ligand interactions mediate the initial steps in leukocyte emigration, an integral part of immune response. Fucosyltransferase-VII (FucT-VII) enzyme, encoded by Fut7 gene, is essential…2013 American Transplant Congress
Intraportal Autoislet Cell Transplantation (IAT): Changes in Portal Pressure and Flow and Associated Clinical Outcomes
Surgery, University of MN, Mpls, MN
IAT tissue volume (TV) delivered into the portal venous system can be associated with acute portal hypertension. We analyzed the relationships between transplanted TV, portal…2013 American Transplant Congress
Worldwide Survey of Live Liver Donor Evaluations
Background: Evaluation protocols for living liver donors candidates (LDCs) are not standardized. We conducted a worldwide survey of LDLT programs to determine current practices for…2013 American Transplant Congress
Maintaining a Calcineurin-Inhibitor after the Diagnosis of PTLD Is Safe and Improves Renal Graft Survival
Post transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is the second most frequent neoplasia after renal transplantation. This life threatening disease corresponds to an uncontrolled proliferation of lymphocytes…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…
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