2015 American Transplant Congress

Monday, May 4, 2015

3:15pm-3:27pm

Clinical Relevance of C3d-Binding Donor-Specific Antibodies in Late Kidney Allograft Failure

J. Lan, D. Gjertson, Y. Zheng, DeKAF Investigators, E. Reed, M. Cecka.

Concurrent Session: Antibodies and Graft Injury: Translational  •  Room 121-AB

3:15pm-3:27pm

Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation Without Calcineurin Inhibitors or Steroids

A. Kirk,^1,2 A. Guasch,¹ S. Mead,¹ A. Ghali,¹ A. Mehta,¹ H. Gebel,¹ R. Bray,¹ C. Larsen,¹ T. Pearson.¹

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

3:15pm-3:27pm

Hydrogen Sulfide Restores Protective Capacity of University of Wisconsin Solution During Normothermic Preservation

J. Grewal,¹ I. Lobb,¹ M. Whiteman,³ A. Sener.^1,2

Concurrent Session: Kidney: Surgical Technique/Complications  •  Room 115-AB

3:15pm-3:27pm

Impaired Autophagy: A Mechanism of Fatty Liver Increases Susceptibility to Ischemia Reperfusion Injury

Q. Zhao, Z. Guo, W. Ju, L. Wu, D. Wang, Y. Ma, M. Chen, R. Deng, X. He.

Concurrent Session: Ischemia Reperfusion Injury: Basic Mechanisms  •  Room 119-A

3:15pm-3:27pm

Outcome of Bortezomib/Plasmapheresis for the Sensitized Patient Awaiting Heart Transplant

J. Patel, N. Reinsmoen, M. Kittleson, D. Dilibero, F. Liou, D. Chang, M. Hamilton, L. Czer, F. Esmailian, J. Kobashigawa.

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

3:15pm-3:27pm

Outcomes Associated With Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella Pneumoniae (CRKP) in Solid Organ Transplant (SOT) Recipients

T. Bias,¹ A. Sharma,² G. Malat,³ D. Lee,² A. Doyle.²

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

3:15pm-3:27pm

Pancreas After Failed Islet Transplantation; a Successful Strategy to Maintain Insulin Independence

J. Gardner,¹ G. Roll,¹ S. Wisel,¹ J. Harbell,¹ B. Hynson,¹ D. Kaufman,² A. Posselt,¹ P. Stock.¹

Concurrent Session: Optimizing Immunosuppression in Pancreas Transplantation  •  Room 119-B

3:15pm-3:27pm

Post-Liver Transplant Metabolic Syndrome Increases the Risk of Recurrent Fibrosis in Patients With Hepatitis C

R. Sharma, M. Laurito, R. Brown, Jr., E. Verna.

Concurrent Session: Liver Transplantation: Viral Hepatitis  •  Terrace IV

3:15pm-3:27pm

Pre-Transplant Cardiac Troponin T (cTT) Is a Strong Predictor of Post Kidney Transplant Hospitalizations

H. Amer, P. Geerdes, T. Fettes, R. Walker, E. Lorenz, F. Cosio.

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

3:15pm-3:27pm

Regulatory Tolerance Across a Full MHC Barrier Is More Robust Than Tolerance Across a Class I MHC Disparity Alone

M. Madariaga, S. Michel, G. La Muraglia II, M. O'Neil, W. Orent, V. Villani, M. Sekijima, E. Farkash, R. Colvin, J. Allan, K. Yamada, J. Madsen, D. Sachs.

Concurrent Session: Transplant Tolerance: Animal Models I  •  Room 121-C