Am J Transplant, Volume 5, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 134 of 170 - ATC Abstracts

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Evaluation of a Three-Dose Basiliximab Induction Immunosuppression Regimen in Adult Heart Transplant Recipients
L. Donohue, W. Ally, S. Dunn, J. Kennedy, J. Bergin.
University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA.
Background: Calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) are essential agents in most orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) anti-rejection regimens. However, nephrotoxicity limits their use in the immediate post-OHT period,…
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Racial Differences in Transplant and Waitlist Mortality Rates Among HIV+ Kidney Transplant Candidates
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 Univerity, Baltimore, MD.
Kidney transplant (KT) is now a viable option for select HIV+ end-stage renal disease patients. As OPTN does not collect HIV status at waitlisting, no…
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Tolerant Kidney Transplant Patients Display B Cells With Regulatory Properties
S. Brouard,^1,2 M. Chesneau,^1,3 L. Michel,^1,2,3 E. Dugast,^1,3 A. Chenouard,^1,3 A. Pallier,¹ D. Baron,^1,3 J. Durand,^1,3 F. Braza,^1,3 P. Guerif,² D.-A. Laplaud,^1,2,3 J.-P. Soulillou,^1,2,3 M. Giral,^1,2,3 N. Degauque,^1,3 E. Chiffoleau,^1,3 S. Brouard.^1,2
¹INSERM UMR 1064, Nantes, France; ²CHU de Nantes, ITUN, Nantes, France; ³Université de Nantes, Faculté de Médecine, Nantes, France.
Whereas a B cell transcriptional profile has been recorded for operationally tolerant kidney graft patients, the role that B cells may play in this process…
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Development of a Risk Assessment Model for HIV Among Increased Risk Deceased Donors With Negative Nucleic Acid Testing
P. Annambhotla, B. Gurbaxani, M. Kuehnert, S. Basavaraju.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
Background: In 2013, guidelines for reducing the risk of HIV, hepatitis B and C disease transmission through organ transplants were released. These include criteria which…
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Dendritic Cells in Kidney Transplant Biopsies Are Associated With Poor Allograft Survival
I. Batal,¹ S. De Serres,¹ K. Safa,¹ A. Waaga,¹ M. Onozato,² N. Najafian,¹ A. Chandraker.¹
¹Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; ²Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Background: Long-term renal allograft survival continues to lag behind the progress seen in short-term transplant outcomes. Dendritic cells (DCs) are the most efficient antigen-presenting cells,…
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Interventional Treatment With Minimal Surgery Is an Effective Way for Acute Portal Vein Thrombosis After Pediatric Liver Transplantation: The Experience of Largest Pediatric Liver Transplantation Center in China
Y. Liu,¹ T. Lu,¹ C. Shen,¹ Q. Xia,¹ Y. Luo,¹ T. Zhou,¹ B. Qiu,¹ M. Zhang,¹ L. Han,¹ Q. Chen.²
¹Department of Liver Surgery, Renji Hospital, Shanghai, China; ²Department of Pediatric Surgery, Shanghai Children Medical Center, Shanghai, China.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prognosis of interventional treatment through inferior mesenteric vein (IMV) and other treatments systemically for acute…
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Preservation Solution Impacts Short- and Long-Term Survival in Orthotopic Heart Transplant Recipients
C. Lewis,¹ S. Jayarajan,¹ S. Taghavi,¹ S. Kadakia,¹ V. Ambur,¹ A. Shiose,³ G. Wheatley,³ L. Kaiser,² T. Guy,³ Y. Toyoda.³
¹Department of Surgery, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA; ²Division of Thoracic Surgery, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA; ³Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
Objectives: To examine the effect of three commonly used preservation solutions on short- and long-term survival after orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) using a large national…
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The Economic Impact of Nonimmune Complications in Contemporary Kidney Transplantation
K. Lentine,¹ M. Schnitzler,¹ D. Axelrod,² D. Segev,³ D. Brennan,⁴ J. Tuttle-Newhall,¹ H. Xiao,¹ L. Kucirka,³ V. Dharnidharka.⁴
¹Saint Louis Univ, St Louis; ²Dartmouth, Lebanon; ³Johns Hopkins, Baltimore; ⁴Washington Univ, St. Louis.
The clinical burden and economic impacts of nonimmune complications after kidney transplant (KT) are incompletely defined.We examined United States Renal System Registry Data for Medicare-insured…
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Initial Experience With a Tailor-Made Simulation and Navigation Program Using a 3D Printer Model of Kidney Transplantation Surgery
M. Kusaka,¹ M. Sugimoto,² N. Fukami,¹ H. Sasaki,¹ M. Takenaka,¹ T. Ito,³ T. Kenmochi,³ R. Shiroki,¹ K. Hoshinaga.¹
¹Department of Urology, Fujita-Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan; ²Department of Gastroenterology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan; ³Department of Organ Transplant Surgery, Fujita-Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan.
Introduction: Three-dimensional (3D) printing systems allow for the creation of surgical models mimicking real tissue. We developed a kidney graft and pelvic cavity replica as…
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Normothermic Machine Perfusion (NMP) on Discarded Human Livers: The First Model in the US
Q. Liu, A. Nassar, G. Iuppa, D. Urcuyo-Llanes, D. Sexton, T. Okamoto, T. Uso, A. Bennett, W. Baldwin, K. Abu-Elmagd, J. Fung, C. Miller, C. Quintini.
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
The benefit of NMP preservation has been reported in a number of animal studies. Herein we describe safety, feasibility and effectiveness of NMP on discarded…