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2019 American Transplant Congress » Poster Session B: Heart and VADs: All Topics

Date: Sunday, June 2, 2019

Time: 6:00pm-7:00pm

Location: Hall C & D

Session Type: Poster Session

Meeting: 2019 American Transplant Congress

6:00pm-7:00pm
3-year Outcome Of Heart Transplantation In Patients With Amyloidosis

J. Patel, M. Kittleson, D. H. Chang, R. Levine, S. Dimbil, L. Czer, F. Esmailian, J. A. Kobashigawa

6:00pm-7:00pm
Alteration of Myocardial Velocities and T1 Times in Patients with Acute Cellular Rejection during First Year Post Heart Transplant

R. Sarnari, A. Ruh, M. Abbasi, J. Blaisdell, R. Dolan, J. Wilcox, S. Khan, E. Vorovich, J. Rich, A. Anderson, C. Yancy, J. Carr, M. Markl, K. Ghafourian

6:00pm-7:00pm
Amiodarone And Primary Graft Dysfunction In Heart Transplantation: Reality Or Myth?

M. Kittleson, J. Patel, D. H. Chang, E. Kransdorf, S. Dimbil, R. Levine, K. Yabuno, L. Czer, M. Hamilton, F. Esmailian, J. A. Kobashigawa

6:00pm-7:00pm
Anemia and Hemolysis on Dapsone Despite Normal Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Activity in Heart Transplant Recipients

K. Lor, E. Kransdorf, J. Patel, M. Kittleson, D. Chang, J. A. Kobashigawa

6:00pm-7:00pm
Association Between Cumulative Pre-transplant Amiodarone Dose And Post-transplant Outcomes After Heart Transplantation

K. Lang1, M. Sullivan2, P. Simone1, S. Patel1, L. M. Lourenco1

6:00pm-7:00pm
Association between Recipient Sex and Risk of Heart Graft Failure

A. Chackowicz1, X. Zhang2, M. Dahhou2, R. Sapir-Pichhadze3, H. Cardinal4, B. Foster5

6:00pm-7:00pm
Cardioprotective Effects of Pre-Operative Cyclosporine in Patients Undergoing Heart Transplantation

Y. Hirase, M. Harris, M. Watson, H. Lee, C. Patel

6:00pm-7:00pm
Could Intravenous Iron Strengthen The Chances Of Heart Transplantation For Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices?

A. Mardis1, C. Mardis2, J. Barham3, A. Poole3, S. Branham3, R. Napier4, J. Martin3, P. McCann4

6:00pm-7:00pm
Do Heart Transplant Patients Have Support Personnel Ready to Help Them If Necessary?

A. Velleca, K. Norland, M. Curry, N. Ransbottom, B. Kearney, R. Levine, S. Dimbil, R. Sharoff, E. Passano, J. A. Kobashigawa

6:00pm-7:00pm
Donor, Recipient Indices and Frailty Predict Outcomes after Heart-Kidney Transplantation

C. Beifeld1, V. Dio Guardi1, K. Lau1, A. Di Carlo1, S. Karhadkar2

6:00pm-7:00pm
Effect of DSA-Free Heart Allocation on Children

M. Skeans1, J. Pyke1, K. Audette1, R. White2, W. Mahle3, A. Savage4, J. Smith5

6:00pm-7:00pm
Efficacy of Long-Acting Octreotide in Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients with Recurrent Gastrointestinal Bleeding

T. Wilson1, D. Baran2, J. Herre2, C. Cameron1, W. Old3, G. Zeevi2, C. Barreiro4, C. Kemp4, J. Philpott4, A. Ingemi5

6:00pm-7:00pm
Exercise after Heart Transplantation: What is the Reality?

A. Velleca, K. Norland, N. Musto, N. Mikhail, H. Barone, G. Jamero, R. J. Levine, S. Dimbil, R. Sharoff, E. Passano, J. A. Kobashigawa

6:00pm-7:00pm
Extracorporeal Photopheresis for Specific Immune Tolerance Responses in Heart Transplant Recipients

M. J. Barten1, K. Klaeske2, J. Wittke2, M. Borger2, J. Garbade2, S. Lehmann3, H. Reichenspurner1, M. Dieterlen2

6:00pm-7:00pm
First Experience For Cold Storage Of Donor Hearts With Paragonix SherpaPak

L. Stastny1, M. Kofler1, D. Höfer1, G. Pölzl2, R. Breitkopf3, M. Grimm1, H. Antretter1, J. Dumfarth1

6:00pm-7:00pm
Gene Expression Profiling for Cardiac Transplant Recipients: Results from the Outcomes AlloMap® Registry

S. Hall1, G. Ewald2, P. Berman3, A. Kao4, T. Wolf-Doty5, J. Yee5, J. Kobashigawa6

6:00pm-7:00pm
Idarucizumab For The Reversal Of Dabigatran In Patients Undergoing Heart Transplantation

J. Van Keer1, T. Vanassche1, W. Droogne1, S. Rex2, F. Rega3, J. Van Cleemput1, P. Verhamme1, M. Naesens4

6:00pm-7:00pm
Immune Privilege May Predispose Patients after Orthotopic Heart Transplantation to Develop Recipient to Donor Atrial Connections Associated with Atrial Arrhythmias

B. Herweg1, M. Nellaiyappan1, T. Tran1, G. Mabry1, K. Weston1, H. J. Eisen2, M. Weston3

6:00pm-7:00pm
Impact of HLA Mismatches and Cytomegalovirus Seropositivity on Outcomes Following Heart Transplantation

A. Singhvi, R. Araujo-Gutierrez, M. H. Park, A. Bhimaraj, B. H. Trachtenberg, I. Hussain, A. Guha

6:00pm-7:00pm
Increasing Doses of Pain Medications Pre-Heart Transplant as a Risk Factor for Outcomes after Transplant

K. Shah, D. H. Chang, J. Patel, R. J. Levine, S. Dimbil, E. Passano, J. A. Kobashigawa

6:00pm-7:00pm
Infectious Risk of Rejection Therapy Following Heart Transplantation; Can It Be Avoided?

M. Kittleson, J. Patel, S. Dimbil, R. J. Levine, G. Esmailian, A. Shen, T. Hage, J. A. Kobashigawa

6:00pm-7:00pm
Influence Of HLA-DR Mismatches On Long Term Outcomes Following Heart Transplantation

A. Singhvi, R. Araujo-Gutierrez, M. H. Park, A. Bhimaraj, B. H. Trachtenberg, I. Hussain, A. Guha

6:00pm-7:00pm
Intravenous Methamphetamine Does Not Appear To Be A Contraindication For Heart Donation In Heart Transplantation

A. Velleca, J. Patel, M. Kittleson, R. Levine, S. Dimbil, S. Mersola, M. Hamilton, F. Esmailian, J. A. Kobashigawa

6:00pm-7:00pm
Is Muscular Dystrophy A Contraindication To Heart Transplantation?

M. Kittleson, J. Patel, D. H. Chang, S. Dimbil, R. Levine, L. Czer, J. A. Kobashigawa

6:00pm-7:00pm
Liver Allograft Provides Protection Against Cardiac Allograft Rejection In Combined Heart And Liver Transplantation

K. Zhao1, R. Wang2, M. Kamoun3, K. Olthoff1, M. Hoteit4, E. Rame5, M. Levine1, R. Mclean5, P. Abt1

6:00pm-7:00pm
Mycophenolic Acid Area under the Curve Monitoring via Limited Sampling Strategy in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients

S. Crow, S. H. Dahl, J. N. Johnson

6:00pm-7:00pm
Outcome Of Late Biopsy-negative Rejection After Heart Transplantation

M. Kittleson, J. Patel, E. Kransdorf, S. Dimbil, R. Levine, J. A. Kobashigawa

6:00pm-7:00pm
Outcome Of Left Main Stenting After Heart Transplantation

S. Dimbil, J. Patel, B. Azarbal, M. Kittleson, R. Levine, D. H. Chang, J. A. Kobashigawa

6:00pm-7:00pm
Pre-Transplant Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Impacts Heart Transplant (HT) Survival

M. S. Gharibdousti1, M. T. Khasawneh2, A. L Friedman3

6:00pm-7:00pm
Prevalence of Donor Specific Antibody in Heart Transplant Recipients with Antibody-Mediated Rejection as Compared to Abnormal Intragraft mRNA Transcripts by Molecular Microscope System

K. Shah, R. J. Levine, S. Dimbil, S. Sana, P. F. Halloran, J. Patel, D. H. Chang, E. Kransdorf, M. Kittleson, J. A. Kobashigawa

6:00pm-7:00pm
Prognostic Value Of Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography In Heart Transplantation Recipients

A. Singhvi, R. Araujo-Gutierrez, M. H. Park, A. Bhimaraj, B. H. Trachtenberg, I. Hussain, A. Guha

6:00pm-7:00pm
Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (rATG) Induction in Heart Transplant Recipients at High Risk for Rejection

B. Kitto1, B. Baetz1, S. Krim2, H. Patel2, S. Mandras2, S. Desai2, C. Eiswirth2, H. Ventura2, S. Thai1

6:00pm-7:00pm
Reference Ranges Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA in a Heart Transplant Population

A. Kao1, S. Dholakia2, M. Deng3

6:00pm-7:00pm
Rejection, Infectious, and Renal Outcomes with Perioperative Desensitization in Orthotopic Heart Transplant Recipients

M. Plazak, B. Reed, S. Hammad, S. Gale, V. Ton, D. Kaczorowski, T. Trobiano, B. Ravichandran

6:00pm-7:00pm
Role of Kidney Biopsy in Simultaneous Heart-Kidney Transplantation

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

6:00pm-7:00pm
Room for Improvement: Adherence to Vaccination Recommendations in a Heart Transplant Cohort

D. Jandhyala, J. D. Lewis

6:00pm-7:00pm
Slowed Progression of Maximal Intimal Thickening by Intravascular Ultrasound after Initiation of Sirolimus

A. Putschoegl1, K. Campbell1, M. Everitt1, S. Miyamoto1, B. Pietra2, S. Auerbach1

6:00pm-7:00pm
The Use Of First-year Intravascular Ultrasound In The Tacrolimus Era In Heart Transplantation

S. Dimbil1, M. Kittleson1, J. Patel1, D. Geft1, R. Cheng1, R. Levine1, T. Sato1, L. Czer1, R. Zabner2, P. Zakowski2, J. A. Kobashigawa1, B. Azarbal1

6:00pm-7:00pm
Unfair Waiting Time Calculation? Impact of Accumulated Wait Time Restart with a Decrease in Status from 1A to 1B or 2 on Mortality of Heart Transplant Candidates

S. Yu, M. Kosztowski, M. Waldram, D. L. Segev, A. B. Massie

6:00pm-7:00pm
Utility of Gallium-67 Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography in the Evaluation of Left Ventricular Assist Device Infections

F. Parkar1, A. Tlamsa2, J. Nistico2, V. A. Muggia2, G. Y. Minamoto2, U. Jorde3, D. J. Goldstein3, R. Moadel1, Y. A. Puius2

6:00pm-7:00pm
What is the Post-Heart Transplant Risk of Infectious Complications from Pre-Transplant Desensitization Therapy?

E. Kransdorf, J. Patel, S. Dimbil, R. Levine, D. H. Chang, J. A. Kobashigawa

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