2013 American Transplant Congress
Presence of Polyomavirus BK Replication in Urine or Plasma Correlate with Significant Renal Impairment in Renal Transplant Recipients, The
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
The clinical significance of polyomavirus BK viremia after renal transplantation is well documented, whereas the presence of BK viruria in the absence of viremia is…2013 American Transplant Congress
Excellent Outcomes of Kidney Transplant in Patients with Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder (BD) is common, affecting ∼1% of the population. Lithium (LI) is effective therapy for BD but increases the risk of end-stage renal disease…2013 American Transplant Congress
Islet Size Index as a Predictive Indicator of Outcomes in Clinical Islet Autotransplantation
U. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; U. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
The islet size distribution in a preparation may contribute to islet transplant outcomes. Islets are devascularized cell aggregates that rely on oxygen diffusion from their…2013 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Rural Residence on Accessibility to Liver Transplant and Long-Term Outcomes
Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Access to quality care impacts patient outcomes, and may be critical both for being listed for liver transplantation (LT) and for long-term post-LT outcomes. Rural…2013 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Cyclosporine Treatment Reduces the STAT3-Inhibitory Effect by Decreasing GRIM-19 Expression
Background: Kidney fibrosis, a typical characteristic of chronic cyclosporine (CsA) nephropathy is associated with activation of STAT3 (signal transducer and activator of transcription 3). Recently,…2013 American Transplant Congress
High Rate of eRVR with Protease Inhibitor-Triple HCV Therapy in Liver Transplant Recipients: A Multicenter Study from CRUSH-C, A
Background and Aims:Triple therapy(TT) with pegylated interferon(P), ribavirin(R) and a protease inhibitor(PI) improves sustained virologic response(SVR) rates in non-liver transplant(LT) genotype 1 HCV-infected patients. We…2013 American Transplant Congress
Decreased Renal VEGF-A Signaling as a Mechanism for Kidney Transplant Fibrosis and Failure
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Progressive kidney fibrosis is associated with peritubular capillary (PTC) loss in both native and transplant kidneys, but molecular mechanisms underlying PTC rarefaction are unknown. We…2013 American Transplant Congress
Renal Graft Outcome after Single-Donor Staged Heart-Kidney Transplantation Using Pulsatile Machine Perfusion of the Renal Grafts
Dept of Surgery, MTI, Miami; Dept of Medicine, Univ. of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
Combined heart-kidney transplantation (HKTx) is a well-accepted therapy for patients with severe irreversible heart failure accompanied with renal failure. Patients are often hemodynamically unstable after…2013 American Transplant Congress
Visceral Transplantation for Intraabdominal Desmoid Tumors: Survival Outcome and Tumor Recurrence
Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Introduction: Intra-abdominal desmoid tumors are one of the leading causes of death in patints with Gardner's syndrome. Surgical resection of the desmoid tumor with or…2013 American Transplant Congress
Prognostic Utility of Hypothermic Machine Perfusion Correlates with the Kidney Donor Risk Index (KDRI) in Kidney Transplantation, The
Aim: Hypothermic machine perfusion (MP) improves graft function after kidney transplantation (KT) in both ECD and DCD kidneys. The KDRI incorporates factors that help define…
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