2015 American Transplant Congress

Monday, May 4, 2015

3:27pm-3:39pm

Outpatient Management of Delayed Graft Function (DGF) Is Associated With Reduced Length of Stay and Acute Rejection

B. Muth,¹ B. Astor,¹ J. Turk,¹ M. Mohamed,¹ S. Parajuli,¹ D. Kaufman,² D. Mandelbrot,¹ A. Djamali.^1,2

Concurrent Session: Kidney: Hospitalization/Readmission  •  Room 118-AB

3:27pm-3:39pm

Reduced Incidence of Cytomegalovirus Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients Receiving Everolimus

H. Tedesco-Silva,¹ C. Felipe,¹ A. Ferreira,¹ M. Cristelli,¹ T. Sandes- Freitas,¹ N. Oliveira,¹ W. Aguiar,² G. Bassos,¹ M. Franco,³ M. Gerbase- Lima,⁴ E. Campos,⁴ J. Medina-Pestana.¹

Concurrent Session: Kidney: Immunosupression Minimization  •  Room 113-BC

3:27pm-3:39pm

The Use of Eculizumab to Treat the Highly Sensitized Patient Awaiting Heart Transplant

J. Patel, D. Dilibero, M. Kittleson, S. Sana, F. Liou, D. Chang, A. Hage, L. Czer, A. Trento, N. Reinsmoen, J. Kobashigawa.

Concurrent Session: Heart De-"Mystification": Rejection and Antibodies of All Types  •  Room 118-C

3:27pm-3:39pm

Toxoplasmosis Post-Kidney Or Liver Transplantation: A Serie of Cases

L. Pierrotti, R. Salles, M. Rytholz, L. Azevedo, A. Song, L. D'Albuquerque, E. David-Neto, W. Nahas, E. Abdala.

Concurrent Session: ID - Epidemiology, Resistance, Geographic Infections  •  Room 115-C

3:27pm-3:39pm

Validation of the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Score Criteria in Liver Transplantation for Acute Flare Up of Hepatitis B in Non-Cirrhotic Liver

W.-C. Lee,¹ T.-J. Wu,¹ C.-F. Lee,¹ R.-S. Soong,¹ C.-H. Cheng,¹ H.-S. Chou,¹ T.-H. Wu,¹ K.-M. Chan,¹ Y.-C. Wang,¹ C.-S. Lee.²

Concurrent Session: Liver Transplantation: Viral Hepatitis  •  Terrace IV

4:00pm-4:12pm

Development of a Targeted Genetic Renal Disease Panel With NexGen Sequencing for Unbiased Testing of Living Kidney Donors for Genetic Kidney Disease

C. Thomas,¹ Z. Stewart,³ A. Mansilla,² S. Mason,² A. Kwitek,² C. Campbell,² R. Smith,^1,2 R. Smith.^1,2

Concurrent Session: Kidney: Living Donor Issues II  •  Terrace IV

4:00pm-4:12pm

Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis Recurrence in Renal Transplant Recipients Treated With Belatacept

W. Kitchens,¹ A. Farris,² S. Pastan,¹ T. Pearson,¹ C. Larsen,¹ A. Adams.¹

Concurrent Session: Kidney: Novel Agents  •  Terrace I-III

4:00pm-4:12pm

Functional Status Predicts Mortality After Liver Transplant

N. Dolgin,^1,2 P. Martins,¹ F. Anderson,^1,2 A. Bozorgzadeh.¹

Concurrent Session: Donor and Recipient Optimization for Liver Transplant  •  Room 115-AB

4:00pm-4:12pm

Independent Prognostic Factors for Survival in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Undergoing Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: UNOS Population Study

M. Xing, H. Kim.

Concurrent Session: Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma  •  Room 113-BC

4:00pm-4:12pm

Inhibition of RhoA Pathway-Related Macrophage Functions Abrogates Chronic Rejection of Cardiac Allograft

M. Kloc, J. You, N. Tejpal, X. Li, R. Ghobrial.

Concurrent Session: Basic Mechanisms of Chronic Injury and Fibrosis  •  Room 121-C