2015 American Transplant Congress
HLA Matching Affects Patient Survival, Graft Survival, and Incidence of Rejection Episodes in Largest Analysis to Date
Introduction: Though human leukocyte antigen (HLA) matching between donor and recipient affects both graft and patient survival after kidney and heart transplantation, prior analysis has…2015 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Living and Deceased Donor Liver Transplant Recipients According to the MELD Score
Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
BackgroundLiving donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has developed as an alternative to decease donor liver transplantation (DDLT) to overcome the critical shortage of deceased organ donations.…2015 American Transplant Congress
Results from the Use of Aortohepatic Conduit in Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: A Single Centre 12-Year Experience
Department of Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Our study investigates the outcomes of the use of aortohepatic conduits in OLT.Methods: This is a retrospective single centre analysis of prospectively collected data from…2015 American Transplant Congress
Kidneys from Living Donors With High Body Mass Index Do Not Have Inferior Outcomes
Imperial College Kidney and Transplant Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
The disparity between donor kidney availability and demand has increased utilization of kidneys from marginal living donors. Data regarding outcome of transplantation from living donors…2015 American Transplant Congress
Live Kidney Donor Evaluation: Association of Race With Ineligibility
Background: African American (AA) waitlist candidates face many barriers to identifying LKDs. However, even if AA candidates identify a potential donor, it is unclear whether…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Center Size on Outcome of Pancreas Transplants
Introduction: The number of pancreas transplants (PxTx) has continuously declined over the last decade. Since the number of transplant centers that perform pancreas transplants has…2015 American Transplant Congress
Allograft Pancreatectomy: Indications and Outcomes
Transplant Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.
Background: Indications for allograft pancreatectomy have not been clearly established, but cause and timing of graft loss, clinical symptoms and candidacy for pancreas retransplantation are…2015 American Transplant Congress
Patient Self-Reported Adherence to and Perceptions Towards Immunosuppressive Medications at the Outpatient Renal Transplant Clinic at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton (SJHH)
Objectives To gain insight into the immunosuppressant adherence of patients followed by the Outpatient Renal Transplant Clinic at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton (SJHH) and to…2015 American Transplant Congress
Dietary-Associated Trimethylamine N-Oxide (TMAO) Levels Is associated With Coronary Allograft Vasculopathy Following Heart Transplantation
Background: Coronary allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is a leading cause of cardiac graft failure after 1 year post transplant. It is characterized by an inflammatory vascular…2015 American Transplant Congress
Chimeric Patients Who Undergo Combined Facilitating Cell-Enriched/HSC/Renal Transplant Exhibit Robust TCR Repertoire
Combined donor kidney plus facilitating cell enriched hematopoietic stem cell (FCRx) transplants (Tx), after low intensity conditioning with fludarabine, 200-cGy total body irradiation and cyclophosphamide…
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