2015 American Transplant Congress
Increased Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 Levels in Biliary Atresia Patients
Renji Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Background: Fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-21, a hormone predominantly secreted by the liver, has recently been reported as a key circulating adipokine involving in metabolic disorders…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Feasibility of Utilising DCD Kidneys for Paediatric Recipients: Early Outcomes
Introduction: Despite the widespread uptake of transplantation of kidneys from DCD donors, allocating such organs to paediatric recipients remains controversial; with no large case series…2015 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Course of Pre-Existing Monoclonal Gammopathies Following Kidney Transplant
Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
INTRODUCTIONThe progression of monoclonal gammopathies following kidney transplant is not well described. Previous single-center retrospective data suggested that the course for a monoclonal gammopathy of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Late Rejection in Pediatric Heart Transplantation: The Importance of Medical Adherence
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Columbia University, New York, NY.
While the incidence of early rejection (<1 yr post-transplant) after pediatric heart transplant (HT) has decreased, late rejection (> 1 yr post-transplant) remains a constant…2015 American Transplant Congress
Preemptive Therapy for Cytomegalovirus Disease in Liver Transplant Recipients-A Single Center Experience
1Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; 2Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Background: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common opportunistic infection after liver transplantation and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. There are two strategies for preventing…2015 American Transplant Congress
Chest Wall,Thymus, and Heart Transplant: Pushing the Boundary of Solid Organ Allotransplantation
Objective:The last 10 years have ushered in the clinical reality of upper extremity and face transplantation with animal models and basic science evidence to support…2015 American Transplant Congress
Remote Ischemic Preconditioning Increases Transplantation of Abdominal Organs in Standard Criteria Neurological Death Donors
Background: Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) induces innate protective mechanisms in remote organs. We hypothesized RIPC soon after neurological death (ND) would improve donor organ function…2015 American Transplant Congress
Is Electron Microscopy Adding a Diagnostic Advantage in the Evaluation of Renal Allograft Biopsies for Antibody Mediated Rejection (AMR)?
Pathology and Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Some electron microscopy (EM) findings have been consistently associated with antibody mediated microvascular injury; however, no large studies have been performed examining the concrete advantage…2015 American Transplant Congress
Domino Liver Transplant from Donors With MSUD: Operative Strategy and Long-Term Outcomes
Liver transplant (txp) is the definitive branched chain keto-acid (BCKA) replacement therapy for patients with Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD). Due to the extra-hepatic distribution…2015 American Transplant Congress
UNOS KDPI Score Is Significantly Overestimated for Pediatric En-Bloc Kidneys
Transplant Center, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA.
When Rao, et al, published the Kidney Donor Risk Index model (KDRI) (Transplantation 2009;88:231-236), they found coefficients for HLA match, cold ischemic time, en-bloc (EB)…
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