2013 American Transplant Congress
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia in Cardiac Transplant Recipients: Incidence and Complications
Background: Heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a prothrombotic, complication of heparin therapy, which can lead to serious thromboembolic events and cause significant morbidity and mortality.…2013 American Transplant Congress
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) Epidemic and Its Implications for Liver Transplantation
Tampa General Medical Group, Tampa, FL
NAFLD is increasingly recognized as the most common chronic liver disease in the western world. With the increasing prevalence of the risk factors of NAFLD…2013 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation for Neonatal Hemochromatosis: Analysis of the UNOS Database
Neonatal hemochromatosis (NH) is a rare condition of unclear etiology and remains the most common identifiable cause of acute liver failure in the neonate. Liver…2013 American Transplant Congress
Predictors of Combined Liver and Kidney Transplantation and Post-Transplant Liver Graft, Kidney Graft, and Patient Survival: Comparison to Patients Receiving Listed for Kidney but Receiving Liver Alone
Background: Data on patient and liver kidney graft survival following combined liver kidney (CLK) transplantation remain conflicting. Aim: To compare outcomes after CLK transplantation to…2013 American Transplant Congress
Factors Influencing Creatinine Rise Following Donor Nephrectomy
Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Introduction: Identifying factors influencing the rise in creatinine following donor nephrectomy will permit appropriate candidate selection and help ensure the long term safety of live…2013 American Transplant Congress
Determinants of Geographic Variation in Access to Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation for Children
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Children's Hosp of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
The OPTN prioritizes pediatric candidates (<18 years) in kidney allocation because children derive unique benefits from kidney transplant (KT). However, because allocation usually starts locally,…2013 American Transplant Congress
Gender Disparity in Attitudes of Older Adults towards Kidney Transplantation
Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Purpose: Elderly women with ESRD are significantly less likely than men of the same age and co-morbidities to be referred for kidney transplantation (KT), despite…2013 American Transplant Congress
Insulin-Like Growth Factor-II (IGF-II) Prevents Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Induced Apoptosis and Significantly Improves Islet Survival Post-Transplantation
Introduction: The early loss of functional islet mass (50-70%) due to apoptosis following clinical transplantation contributes to islet allograft failure. Insulin-like Growth Factor-II (IGF-II) is…2013 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of Malignancy after Kidney Transplantation in the New Era of Immunosuppression
Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Introduction: Transplant recipients have elevated cancer risk, due in part to immunosuppression and infection with oncogenic viruses. Although recent immunosuppressive therapy using basiliximab and rituximab…2013 American Transplant Congress
Donor-Derived Strongyloidiasis in Transplant Recipients – United States 2009-2012
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA; UCSF, San Francisco, CA
Background: Donor-derived Strongyloides stercoralis infection is an emerging public health concern among solid-organ transplant recipients. Immunosuppressed transplant recipients are at risk for hyperinfection syndrome and…
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