2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Proton Pomp Inhibitors on Hypomagnesemia and Arterial Stiffness in Renal Transplant Recipients
Purpose: Hypomagnesemia predicts cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the general population and accelerated loss of kidney function in renal transplant recipients (RTRs). Proton pomp inhibitors…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of Preformed and De Novo Donor-Specific Antibodies (DSA) in Acute Rejection (AR) After Liver Transplantation (LTX)
BACKGROUND: The role of preformed and den novo formed DSA in LTX is not fully revealed. The aim of our study was to determine if…2015 American Transplant Congress
Graft-Versus-Host Disease After Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: Multivariate Analysis of Risk Factors
Introduction:Acute graft versus host disease (GVHD) is a rare fatal complication following orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). It involves activation of donor T lymphocytes by antigen…2015 American Transplant Congress
Effect of 2007 CMS Conditions of Participation on High Risk Renal Transplantation: A Study of the United States Renal Data System
Division of Transplantation, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.
BACKGROUND: On June 28, 2007, CMS introduced new Conditions of Participation (CoP) for Transplant Centers- the impact of these regulations on adult patients at high…2015 American Transplant Congress
Aging Enhances Immunosuppressives Capacities of Tacrolimus By Functional Changes of CD4+ T-Cells
Immunosenescence has broad consequences on alloimmunity and immunosuppression in the elderly may require age-adaptation. Here, we investigated the influence of aging on the effectivity of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of HMOX1 Genetic Variation in Pancreas Transplant Recipients On Long-Term Graft Outcome
Variation within the heme oxygenase 1 (HMOX1) gene, essential for heme catabolism and a known inflammatory and immune regulator, is proposed to play a role…2015 American Transplant Congress
Treatment of Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy in an Intestinal Transplant Patient After Acute Cellular Rejection
Department of Pharmaceutical and Nutrition Care, Nebraska Medicine, Omaha, NE.
Background:Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy involves abnormal proliferation of bone at distal extremities. It involves clubbing, periostitis of tubular bones and synovial effusions. Some causes of secondary hypertrophic…2015 American Transplant Congress
Predictive Value of Regadenoson Scans After Heart Transplant
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA.
Purpose: Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is one of the major factors limiting long-term survival after heart transplantation. The use of annual coronary angiograms is an…2015 American Transplant Congress
Reduced Urinary Uromodulin (UMOD)-Levels Are associated With Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) After Renal Transplantion
Nephrology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Background:Urinary tract infection (UTI) following renal transplantation remains the most common post transplant bacterial infection and appears to be closely linked to reduced allograft and…2015 American Transplant Congress
Persistent Expansion of DX5- Memory NK Cells in the Liver After Intraportal Islet Transplantation
Gastroenterological and Transplant Surgery, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
Introduction: We have previously demonstrated that liver NK cells play a pivotal role in islet graft loss during the early phase after intraportal islet transplantation…
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