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  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Delayed Tacrolimus (TAC) to Rapamycin (RAPA) Conversion in Renal Transplant Recipients With DGF/SGF

    A. Haririan,1 D. Klassen,1 M. Keshtkar,1 C. Drachenberg,2 T. Dowling,3 E. Ramos,1 R. Ugarte,1 C. Cangro,1 M. Weir.1

    1Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD; 2Pathology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD; 3Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.

    The role of conversion from TAC to RAPA early after kidney transplantation in patients with DGF/SGF in improving graft function and delaying chronic allograft dysfunction…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Evaluation of Serum sCD30 as a Predictor in Kidney Transplant Recipients

    X.-Z. Wang, W.-J. Xue, X.-H. Tian, J. Zheng, P.-X. Tian, X.-M. Ding.

    Kidney Transplantation, First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.

    Objective To explore the significance of serum CD30 in predicting acute rejection and pneumonia in kidney transplant recipients. Methods A total of 106 kidney transplant…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Advanced Imaging Modalities for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Is MRI With Eovist Really Better?

    M. Chen, H. Reich, M. Uffenheimer, Y. Nasseri, A. Annamalai.

    Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.

    Introduction: Hepatocellular cancer (HCC) is a common indication for transplantation. Eovist (gadolinium-EOB-DTPA), compared to conventional gadolinium-enhanced MRI (MRI-Gd) or triple-phase contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT), is…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma inside Milan Criteria: Lower Recurrence in Patients With Hepatitis C Infection

    W. Palmer, D. Lee, J. Burns, A. Keaveny, J. Melendez, J. Nguyen, T. Patel, S. Pungpapong, B. Rosser, R. Paz-Fumagalli, R. Nakhleh, K. Musto, D. Harnois.

    Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL.

    Purpose: Hepatitis C infection (HCV) related-cirrhosis can lead to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Liver transplantation (LT) is the optimal treatment for selected patients with HCC, providing…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Risk Factors for Graft Loss in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients After Transfer of Care

    B. Coyne,1,2 P. Hollen,1,2 Y. Guofen,3 K. Brayman.4

    1Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA; 2School of Nursing, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; 3Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA; 4Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA.

    Improvements in immunosuppression and transplant surgical technique have increased the survival of children with end-stage renal disease. These patients have complex needs, and the current…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    The Impact of Ureteral Complications After Pediatric Renal Transplantation

    J. Finkelstein,1 J. Pak,1 N. Jain,1 P. Sandoval,2 S. Alam.1

    1Pediatric Urology/Nephrology, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, New York, NY; 2Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY.

    Introduction: The incidence of acute renal allograft rejection has declined with advances in immunosuppression, making the evaluation of other risk factors for graft failure vital.…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Electronic Health Service to Improve Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Immunosuppressants

    M. Barten,1 J. Garbade,2 I. Hausladen,2 F. Mohr.2

    1Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; 2Cardiac Surgery, University Leipzig Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany.

    PurposeTherapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of immunosuppressants is critical to avoid rejection or toxic side effects by under- or over-immunosuppression after heart transplantation (HTx). Hence, in…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Effects of Anti-Human Leukocyte Antigen Antibody After Heart Transplantation

    F. Liou, M. Kittleson, J. Patel, S. Siddiqui, M. Luu, B. Kearney, D. Ramzy, D. Chang, L. Czer, N. Reinsmoen, J. Kobashigawa.

    Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA.

    Purpose: The development of donor-specific antibodies (DSA) after heart transplant has been correlated to the subsequent development of graft rejection. The development of DSA are…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Geographic Differences in HIV+ Kidney Transplant Waitlist Characteristics

    J. Locke,1 S. Gustafson,2 C. Durand,3 J. Snyder,2 B. Shelton,1 R. Reed,1 P. MacLennan,1 S. Mehta,1 A. Nellore,1 D. Segev.2,3

    1University of Alabama, Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; 2SRTR, MMRF, Minneapolis, MN; 3Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.

    Kidney transplant (KT) is now a viable option for select HIV+ end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. As OPTN does not collect HIV status at waitlisting,…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Stem Cell and Novel Biologic Therapies to Enhance Functional Recovery in Limb Transplantation

    K. Kniery, M. DeHart, T. Brown, S. Salgar.

    Surgery/Clinical Investigation, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA.

    Introduction: Unlike visceral organ transplants, vascular composite allotransplantation such as limb and face require successful nerve regeneration and reinnervation of graft motor and sensory targets…
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