2015 American Transplant Congress

May 2-6, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Monday, May 4, 2015

5:30pm-6:30pm: DNA Methylation of the IFNγ Promoter in CD8+ T Cell Subsets Is Modulated by CMV Infection but not by Alloreactivity in Kidney Transplantation Patients

K. Boer,¹ E. de Wit,¹ L. Hofland,² M. Betjes,¹ C. Baan.¹

Poster Session C: Translational Biomarkers and Immune Monitoring • Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm: Do Community-Solicited NDDs Experience More Coercion to Donate a Kidney Than Traditional NDD Donors?

D. Serur, G. Bretzlaff, P. Christos, F. Desrosiers, M. Charlton.

Poster Session C: Living Donor Issues 2 • Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm: Do Induction Therapy, Patient-Level and Post-Operative Factors Impact Outcomes in Moderate to High Immunologic Risk Simultaneous Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation in the Era of Stringent HLA Cross-Matching?

V. Rohan, D. Taber, D. Taraskiewicz, S. Nadig, J. Mcgillicuddy, K. Chavin, P. Baliga, C. Bratton.

Poster Session C: More Controversies in Pancreas Transplantation • Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm: Does BMI Affect Survival in Cadaveric Liver Transplantation for Benign Conditions?

S. Ayloo, S. Hurton, M. Cwinn, R. Kavanagh, M. Molinari.

Poster Session C: Liver Donation and Allocation • Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm: Does Infection Impact On Tacrolimus Blood Levels in Kidney Transplant Recipients?

N. Kanaan,¹ C. Percy,¹ Z. Hassoun,² M. Mourad,³ C. Beguin,⁴ M. De Meyer,³ E. Goffin.¹

Poster Session C: Infections Risks/Prevention and Immunosuppression • Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm: Does Switching Predict Conversion: IgM De Novo Donor Specific HLA Antibodies Class Switch to IgG in Subclinical Antibody Mediated Rejection in Heart Transplant Recipients

M. Askar,¹ R. Rodriguez,¹ L. Klingman,¹ D. Thomas,¹ A. Zhang,¹ H. Morf,² N. Hamon,¹ N. Moazami,¹ E. Hsich,¹ D. Taylor,¹ R. Starling,¹ C. Tan.¹

Poster Session C: Translational Biomarkers and Immune Monitoring • Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm: Does Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Reduce Opioid Analgesic Requirements in the Post-Operative Period in Renal Transplant Recipients?

F. Afridi,¹ R. Coates,¹ S. Wright,² J. French,¹ D. Talbot,¹ S. Rita.²

Poster Session C: Surgical Issues/Ureteral Complications • Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm: Donor Age and Late Rejection Are Associated With the Development of Graft Coronary Artery Vasculopathy in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients

W. Zuckerman, M. Richmond, T. Lee, L. Addonizio.

Poster Session C: "Loss of Breath": VADs and Other Pre-Heart Transplant Matters • Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm: Donor CD47 Plays a Critical Role in the Control of Alloreactive T Cell Activation Following Hepatocyte Transplantation

M. Zhang,^1,2 H. Wang,¹ N. Navarro-Alvarez,¹ Y. Zheng,² Y.-G. Yang.¹

Poster Session C: Translational Biomarkers and Immune Monitoring • Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm: Donor Hemodynamic Profile Presages Graft Survival in Donation After Cardiac Death Liver Transplantation

M. Ertreo, C. Desai, R. Girlanda, T. Frias, T. Fishbein.

Poster Session C: Liver Donation and Allocation • Exhibit Hall E