2019 American Transplant Congress

Sunday, June 2, 2019

6:00pm-7:00pm

Risk of Opportunistic Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Cytomegalovirus Infection and Associated Outcomes

M. Jorgenson¹, J. Descourouez¹, B. Cardinale², B. Lyu³, B. Astor³, N. Garg³, C. Saddler³, J. Smith³, D. Mandelbrot³

Poster Session B: Kidney Infections  •  Hall C & D

6:00pm-7:00pm

Robotic Donor Nephrectomy: Is It Safe Alternative?

D. Friedman, R. Shahbazov, I. Bandler, T. Malik, Z. Acun, K. Olivera-Wright, B. Gallay, O. Pankewycz, M. Laftavi

Poster Session B: Kidney Living Donor: Quality and Selection  •  Hall C & D

6:00pm-7:00pm

Role of Kidney Biopsy in Simultaneous Heart-Kidney Transplantation

P. B. Shah¹, M. A. Josephson¹, K. Henriksen², A. Chang²

Poster Session B: Heart and VADs: All Topics  •  Hall C & D

6:00pm-7:00pm

Role of Mitochondria, Metabolism and Inflammation: Pathways Influencing Short Term Outcomes Post-Renal Transplantation

S. Bontha¹, A. Bajwa¹, G. Lorenzo², J. Eason³, D. Maluf⁴, V. Mas⁵

Poster Session B: Ischemia Reperfusion & Organ Rehabilition  •  Hall C & D

6:00pm-7:00pm

Room for Improvement: Adherence to Vaccination Recommendations in a Heart Transplant Cohort

D. Jandhyala, J. D. Lewis

Poster Session B: Heart and VADs: All Topics  •  Hall C & D

6:00pm-7:00pm

Safety and Efficacy of Alemtuzumab Compared to Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin as Induction for Secondary Transplant after a Primary Transplant with Alemtuzumab Induction

J. L. Fose¹, M. R. Jorgenson¹, G. E. Leverson², R. R. Redfield²

Poster Session B: Kidney Immunosuppression: Induction Therapy  •  Hall C & D

6:00pm-7:00pm

Safety Outcomes in Elderly Patients Who Receive Alemtuzumab Induction for Kidney Transplant

S. Anders, A. Freeman, A. Mohammed, L. Hutchinson, U. Kaszubski, M. Janusek, J. Garces, H. Bohorquez

Poster Session B: Kidney Immunosuppression: Induction Therapy  •  Hall C & D

6:00pm-7:00pm

Sequential Dosing of Rituximab and IVIg for Desensitization of Highly-HLA Sensitized (HS) Patients Awaiting HLAi Kidney Transplantation

A. A. Vo, E. Huang, S. Williamsons, C. Myers, A. Peng, R. Najjar, S. Sethi, K. Lim, N. Ammerman, S. C. Jordan

Poster Session B: Kidney Immunosuppression: Desensitization  •  Hall C & D

6:00pm-7:00pm

Sequestration of PLIN2 Regulates High-Fat Diet Induced Metabolic Syndrome and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in a Mouse Model of Ischemia Reperfusion Injury

K. Loh¹, X. Liu¹, L. Belyayev¹, C. Albanese², W. Cui¹, T. M. Fishbein¹, K. M. Khan¹, A. Kroemer¹

Poster Session B: Ischemia Reperfusion & Organ Rehabilition  •  Hall C & D

6:00pm-7:00pm

Sex, Race, Social Networks, and Requests for Living Donation

A. Gillespie¹, H. Gardiner², E. L. Fink³, P. P. Reese⁴, C. Gadegbeku¹, Z. Obradovic⁵

Poster Session B: Kidney Living Donor: Quality and Selection  •  Hall C & D