2013 American Transplant Congress
Role of Microcirculatory Integrity in DCD Ex-Vivo Organ Perfusion
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Introduction: Normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) represents a new preservation modality that could allow for better preservation of marginal donors such as donor after cardiac death…2013 American Transplant Congress
Locally-Delivered CD4+CD25highFoxp3+ Regulatory T Cells Combined with Systemic KRP203 Therapy Induces Tolerance to Islet Allografts
Background: KRP203, a structural FTY720 analog, has 5-fold greater selectivity for binding to sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 (S1PR1) versus S1PR3 and 100-fold greater selectivity versus S1PR2…2013 American Transplant Congress
Causes of Rejection and Non Utilization of Live Liver Donors: A Single Center Experience
Background: Proper selection of live liver donors is crucial for both donor safety and transplant recipient outcome. Non utilization of possible live donors is multifactorial…2013 American Transplant Congress
Improving Value after Pediatric Liver Transplant: Discharge Practices of High-Performing Centers
We sought to improve value (outcomes/cost) for the initial hospitalization after pediatric liver transplantation (LT) by identifying variation in length of stay (LOS), a highly…2013 American Transplant Congress
Obesity Does Not Adversely Affect the Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation
Obese patients with end stage kidney disease encounter difficulties obtaining kidney transplantation (KTx) because of concern for shorter graft and patient survival. We examined the…2013 American Transplant Congress
Combined Induction Therapy with Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin (rATG) and Rituximab (RTX) in Highly Sensitized Kidney Recipients: Long-Term Outcomes
Surgery, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY; Medicine, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Despite the use of T cell depleting induction therapy, the incidence of acute humoral (AMR) and cellular (ACR) rejection remains high and the graft survival…2013 American Transplant Congress
Survival Benefit of a Third Kidney Transplant, The
Department of Transplant Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background: The size of the kidney wait list as well as the waiting time is increasing in the US. Given the current shortage of renal…2013 American Transplant Congress
Factors Associated with Physical and Mental Quality of Life in Kidney Transplant Recipients Currently ≥ 50 Years Old
Background:Kidney transplantation is becoming more common in older patients. Quality of life (QOL) in these patients who are usually burdened with many comorbid conditions has…2013 American Transplant Congress
Ischemia-Induced ATF6 Upregulation Is a Key Factor in Liver Pro-Inflammatory Immune Response Against Ischemia Reperfusion
Background and Aim: We have shown previously that endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress may function in synergy with TLR4 in liver IRI to facilitate pro-inflammatory immune…2013 American Transplant Congress
Creatinine as a Marker of Rejection Reversal in Recipients with Post-Treatment Biopsies
The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
It is debatable whether creatinine can serve as a surrogate marker of rejection reversal. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the change…
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