2015 American Transplant Congress » Poster Session C: "Loss of Breath": VADs and Other Pre-Heart Transplant Matters

Date: Monday, May 4, 2015

Time: 5:30pm-6:30pm

Location: Exhibit Hall E

Session Type: Poster Session

Meeting: 2015 American Transplant Congress

5:30pm-6:30pm: Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Induction in Infected Mechanical Circulatory Support Patients: Is It Safe?

G. Jamero, J. Moriguchi, L. Czer, M. Kittleson, S. Siddiqui, F. Liou, D. Arman, L. Lam, D. Chang, P. Zakowski, J. Kobashigawa.

5:30pm-6:30pm: Assessment of Bleeding and Thrombosis in Responders and Initial Non-Responders to Aspirin After Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement

C. Floroff, K. Rieger, T. Veasey, S. Strout, H. Meadows, M. Stroud, J. Toole, M. Brisco, J. Cook, J. Lazarchick, W. Uber.

5:30pm-6:30pm: Assessment of Hospital Readmissions After Mechanical Circulatory Support

F. Arabia, M. Kittleson, L. Czer, J. Hajj, E. Passano, F. Liou, S. Siddiqui, D. Chang, J. Kobashigawa, J. Moriguchi.

5:30pm-6:30pm: Donor Age and Late Rejection Are Associated With the Development of Graft Coronary Artery Vasculopathy in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients

W. Zuckerman, M. Richmond, T. Lee, L. Addonizio.

5:30pm-6:30pm: Expedited Placement of Donor Hearts Increases Morbidity and Mortality Among Bypassed Potential Recipients – A Single Center Experience

M. Peltz,¹ M. Drazner,² M. Jessen.¹

5:30pm-6:30pm: Kidney Vs. Heart Calculated PRA (CPRA) for Sensitized Heart Candidates: Does Donor Ethnic Distribution Make a Difference?

A. Kucheryavaya, L. Robbins Callahan, L. Edwards.

5:30pm-6:30pm: Non-Cardiac Surgical Procedures After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation

S. Taghavi,¹ S. Jayarajan,¹ A. Mangi,² E. Chan,¹ E. Dauer,¹ L. Sjoholm,¹ A. Pathak,¹ T. Santora,¹ A. Goldberg,¹ J. Rappold.¹

5:30pm-6:30pm: Rituximab With Intravenous Immune Globulin in Sensitized Patients Awaiting Heart Transplant: Does It Work?

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

5:30pm-6:30pm: The Effects of Various Cardiac Preservation Solutions on Survival After Heart Transplantation

C. Evans, K. Rajagopal, P. Sanchez, S. Rahimpour, F. Cheema, R. Pierson III, B. Griffith, S. Pham.

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

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

5:30pm-6:30pm: Type of Caregiver and Outcome After Mechanical Circulatory Support Placement

H. Henry, F. Arabia, M. Kittleson, L. Czer, E. Passano, J. Yabuno, S. Siddiqui, E. Antifantis, D. Chang, J. Kobashigawa.

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