2013 American Transplant Congress
Utility of Bronchoscopy in Post-Transplant Patients Presenting with Symptoms and Signs of Pneumonia
Background: Most studies of the role of bronchoscopy and the epidemiology of pulmonary infections in post-transplant patients focus on stem cell transplant (SCT) recipients. The…2013 American Transplant Congress
Adherence with Immunosuppressive Therapy: Results to 4 Years after Kidney Transplantation in the Mycophenolic Acid Observational Renal Transplant (MORE) Study
Introduction: Provider knowledge of factors influencing adherence with immunosuppression may help identify at-risk patients to allow for intervention.Methods: MORE was a prospective, 4-year, observational study…2013 American Transplant Congress
Importance of MDR1 Gene Polymorphisms for Calcineurin Inhibitors Dosage and Early Kidney Graft Function, The
Calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) are a substrate of P-glycoprotein, the product of the multidrug resistance (MDR1) gene and has been known to undergo extensive hepatic metabolism…2013 American Transplant Congress
Older Living Donor Kidney Transplantation vs. Dialysis on the Waiting List and Standard Criteria Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation: A Decision Analysis
Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background: Living donor (LD) kidney transplantation provides improved outcomes compared with deceased donor (DD) kidney transplantation. Little is known about health gains associated with older…2013 American Transplant Congress
Amnion-Derived Multipotent Progenitor Cells Support Allograft Tolerance Induction
Donor-specific immunological tolerance using high doses of donor bone marrow cells (BMC) has been demonstrated in mixed chimerism-based tolerance induction protocols; however, the development of…2013 American Transplant Congress
mCMV Infection Increases Migration of Graft-Reactive CD8+ T Cells into the Allograft Impairing Regulatory T Cell Survival
Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Headington, United Kingdom
The advent of immunosuppression has been invaluable in prolonging survival of transplanted organs. However, systemic immunosuppression renders individuals vulnerable to infections that may trigger rejection…2013 American Transplant Congress
Critical Analysis of Retransplantation within 1 Year after Liver Transplantation, A
Abdominal Transplantation, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Context: Five percent of liver transplant recipients require retransplantation within the first year. In light of the critical donor shortage, a critical analysis of risk…2013 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Hyperuricemia on Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation: Analysis of the FAVORIT (Folic Acid for Vascular Outcome Reduction in Transplantation) Trial, The
Elevated uric acid (UrAc) levels are associated with higher rates of cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality in the general population. Single center studies suggest an…2013 American Transplant Congress
Lipocalin-2 in Serum Samples of Recipients Following Liver Transplantation as Predictive and Monitoring Marker for Acute Allograft Rejection
PURPOSE: Lipocalin-2 (Lcn-2) has been described as a marker and modulator of inflammation during ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) following solid organ transplantation. Aim of this study…2013 American Transplant Congress
Early Look at the OPTN Explant Pathology Form Data, An
Background: Candidates with exceptions for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounted for 29% of liver transplants during the first 6 months of 2012. OPTN policy requires submission…
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