2019 American Transplant Congress

Monday, June 3, 2019

3:06pm-3:18pm

Preliminary Results from a Multicenter National Trial of Antiviral-Facilitated Transplantation of Hepatitis C Hearts to Expand the Donor Pool

K. Martits-Chalangari, A. K. Doss, M. Clark, J. Felius, S. A. Hall, R. L. Gottlieb

Concurrent Session: Donor and Recipient Selection in Heart Transplanation  •  Room 206

3:06pm-3:18pm

The Impact of Sleeve Gastrectomy Following Liver Transplant in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Steatosis: A Five-Year Experience

M. C. Morris¹, A. D. Jung¹, Y. Kim¹, V. K. Dhar¹, S. Shah¹, D. Schauer², E. Smith², T. Diwan¹

Concurrent Session: Liver Transplant Complications and Retransplantation I  •  Ballroom A

3:06pm-3:18pm

The Role of CD47/SIRPα and CD47/TSP-1 Pathways in Pig-to-Baboon Kidney Transplantation Using hCD47 Transgenic Kidneys

K. Takeuchi¹, Y. Ariyoshi¹, T. Pomposelli¹, L. Boyd¹, D. Ekanayake-Alper¹, S. Arn¹, R. Hawley¹, D. Ayares², M. Lorber³, M. Sykes¹, D. Sachs¹, R. Johnson⁴, K. Yamada¹

Concurrent Session: Xenotransplantation  •  Room 310

3:06pm-3:18pm

Your Path to Transplant Education Increases Patients’ Transplant Knowledge, Attitudes, Informed Decision-Making, and Pursuit: An Randomized Controlled Trial

A. D. Waterman¹, Y. Cui², J. D. Peipert³, J. L. Beaumont², C. S. Anderson¹, A. L. Paiva⁴, M. L. Robbins⁴

Concurrent Session: Kidney Psychosocial I: Cognitive and Behavioral Factors  •  Room 302

3:18pm-3:30pm

“Getting Life Back” – Kidney Transplantation in the Elderly Patient

V. Tsarpali¹, K. Lønning², K. Midtvedt², T. Bernklev³, N. von der Lippe⁴, M. H. Andersen², K. Heldal¹

Concurrent Session: Kidney Psychosocial I: Cognitive and Behavioral Factors  •  Room 302

3:18pm-3:30pm

Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Antibodies Improve Risk Stratification for Kidney Allograft Outcomes at the Time of Transplantation

C. Lefaucheur¹, D. Viglietti¹, Y. Bouatou¹, A. Philippe², D. Pievani¹, O. Aubert¹, D. Glotz¹, C. Legendre¹, A. Loupy¹, D. Dragun²

Concurrent Session: Kidney Complications: Late Graft Failure II  •  Veterans Auditorium

3:18pm-3:30pm

Association of Pretransplant and Posttransplant 5-Tier Ratings with Candidate Mortality after Listing

A. Wey, S. Gustafson, N. Salkowski, B. Kasiske, M. Skeans, C. Schaffhausen, A. Israni, J. Snyder

Concurrent Session: Quality Assurance Process Improvement & Regulatory Issues I  •  Room 210

3:18pm-3:30pm

Defatting Steatotic Rat Livers during Ex Situ Normothermic Perfusion Improves Lactate Clearance and Bile Quality

S. Raigani¹, C. Carroll², S. Cronin², C. Pendexter², I. Rosales³, M. Yarmush¹, K. Uygun¹, H. Yeh¹

Concurrent Session: Ischemia Reperfusion & Organ Rehabilition II  •  Room 313

3:18pm-3:30pm

Dendritic Cells Transduced with Autoimmune Regulator Exhibit Immature Properties and Prolong Heart Allograft Survival

Y. Zhang, Z. Zhu, M. Chen, S. Huang, C. Sun, W. Ju, Z. Guo, X. He

Concurrent Session: Antigen Presentation and Allorecognition  •  Room 311

3:18pm-3:30pm

Dual Targeting Desensitization with Carfilzomib Plus Lulizumab Significantly Prolongs Kidney Transplant Survival in Allosensitized Nonhuman Primates

P. M. Schroder, R. Schmitz, Z. Fitch, B. Ezekian, J. Yoon, A. Choi, A. Barbas, F. Leopardi, B. Collins, J. Kwun, S. J. Knechtle

Concurrent Session: Immunosuppression Preclinical Studies  •  Room 309