2015 American Transplant Congress
Incidence and Risks Associated With Clostridium Difficile Infection in the Pediatric Solid Organ Transplantation Population: A Single-Center Retrospective Review
1Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; 2Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH.
Morbidity and mortality related to Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) has increased. Adult SOT data have reported risk factors for CDI. We interrogated the epidemiology of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Cardiosphere-Derived Cells from Cadaver Can Improve Heart Function in a Model of Non-Ischaemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Objectives: Cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs) are mainly obtained through myocardial biopsy, and could improve cardiac function and attenuate remodeling in myocardial infarction. In this study, we…2015 American Transplant Congress
Identifying Barriers Specific to Xenoislets by Direct Comparison to Alloislets in a Dual Transplant Model
Purpose:The xenotransplantation of neonatal porcine islets (NPIs) may alleviate the shortage of islets currently limiting islet allotransplantation. However, successful implementation requires understanding of the immune…2015 American Transplant Congress
Eculizumab as a Rescue Therapy for Rhinovirus-Induced Antibody Mediated Rejection After Incompatible Kidney Transplantation
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
Background: Despite being an effective strategy for overcoming ABO and HLA incompatibilities, desensitized kidney transplantation still has limitations. Early antibody mediated rejection (ABMR) may be…2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Machine Perfusion After Long Static Cold Storage On Delayed Graft Function Incidence and Duration and Time to Hospital Discharge
Our transplant center is not involved in organ harvesting and usually we receive a kidney for transplant with more then 20 hours of static cold…2015 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Markers of Inflammation Between Dialysis Patients With and Without Failed Kidney Allograft
BACKGROUND: The rates of morbidity and mortality in patients with a failed kidney transplant are higher than dialysis patients who had never been transplanted. The…2015 American Transplant Congress
Spironolactone Prevents Calcineurin Inhibitors Toxicity in Renal Allografts. Preliminary Report
Nephrology, Hospital General "Dr Miguel Silva", Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico.
Introduction: Calcineurin inhibitors (CI) introduction was a transcendental event in the transplant medicine history. Actually, CI are considered the cornerstone in the immunosuppression treatment because…2015 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Liver Transplant Urinary Proteome Analysis Does Not Predict Development of Chronic Kidney Disease After Transplantation
Background and aims: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common complication after liver transplantation. Kidney biopsies cannot be easily performed before liver transplantation to predict…2015 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Impact of Live Liver Donation: A Self Report of the Donation Experience
Introduction: Recipient outcomes of LDLT are well reported, however outcomes for adult to adult living liver donors (LD) are based on short term data. Much…2015 American Transplant Congress
Blood Pressure Evaluation by Three Different Modalities in Living Kidney Donors
Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Screening for hypertension (HTN) is an important element of the living kidney donor (LKD) evaluation process. Since there are no general consensus about the blood…
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