2015 American Transplant Congress

Monday, May 4, 2015

5:30pm-6:30pm

The Impact of HCV on Post Transplant Biliary Strictures

N. Kemmer, E. Franco, A. Turner, C. Albers, J. Horkan, E. Parkinson, E. Cece, A. Alsina.

Poster Session C: Liver Retransplantation and Other Complications  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

The Impact of Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury On Liver Allografts from Deceased After Cardiac Death Versus Deceased After Brain Death Donors

B. Sayed, J. Xu, A. Casas-Ferreira, P. Srinivasan, N. Heaton, Y. Ma, C. Legido-Quigley, S. Fuggle, W. Jassem.

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

5:30pm-6:30pm

The Impact of Perioperative Bleeding on Long-Term Outcomes of Mechanical Circulatory Support

K. Lietz,¹ M. Mooney,¹ I. El Lakkis,² C. Derber,² U. Kelly,² C. Wilson,² A. Hoedt,¹ P. Bourassa,¹ B. Smith,¹ M. McGrath,¹ J. Herre.¹

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

5:30pm-6:30pm

The Impact of Preoperative Antimicrobial Prophylaxis on Device-Related Infections in Recipients of Long-Term Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS)

I. El Lakkis,¹ K. Lietz,² C. Derber,¹ U. Kelly,¹ C. Wilson,¹ A. Hoedt,² P. Bourasssa,² B. Smith,² M. McGrath,² J. Herre,² M. Mooney.¹

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

5:30pm-6:30pm

The Impact of the Arterial Reconstructions On the Living Donor Kidney Graft

T. Hiramitsu, K. Futamura, M. Okada, K. Ito, M. Tsujita, N. Goto, S. Narumi, Y. Watarai.

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

5:30pm-6:30pm

The Penalty Faced By Native Americans in Kidney Transplantation: Decreased Access and Reduced Long-Term Survival

S. Stith,¹ F. Barrantes,² K. Piorkowski.¹

Poster Session C: Disparities in Healthcare Access  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

The Potential of E-Health to Improve Adherence: Exploring the Patients' View

D. Slaats,¹ M. Tielen,¹ M. Laging,¹ T. van Gelder,² W. Weimar,¹ E. Massey.¹

Poster Session C: Psychosocial and Treatment Adherence  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

The Potential Use of the Plasma Biomarker CXCL9 (MIG), Interleukin 2 Receptor alpha (IL2Rα) and SCGF-b as Predictors of Renal Graft Rejection

C. Blume,¹ S. Michael,² N. Christine,³ H. Hermann,⁴ F. Christine.³

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

5:30pm-6:30pm

The Role of the Incretin Effect After Pancreas Transplantation

S. Mittal,¹ R. Franklin,¹ E. Sharples,¹ F. Knop,² J. Holst,² S. Gough,¹ P. Friend.¹

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

5:30pm-6:30pm

The Use of Bortezomib for Desensitization in ABO Incompatible and Positive Crossmatch Kidney Transplant

J. Benken,¹ S. Akkina,² E. Benedetti.³

Poster Session C: Kidney Immunosuppression: Desensitization  •  Exhibit Hall E