2020 American Transplant Congress
Alcohol Relapse after Liver Transplant for Alcohol-Related Cirrhosis: A Longitudinal Assessment of Risk Factors for Relapse and Long-Term Survival
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: Relapse to alcohol after liver transplant (LT) is common but likely underreported in patients with alcohol-related cirrhosis (AC). The aim of this study was…2020 American Transplant Congress
A Quality Improvement Project to Reduce the Risk of Alcohol Relapse after Liver Transplantation by Implementing a High-Risk Alcoholism Relapse Scale
*Purpose: Alcoholism is the leading cause of liver-related mortality worldwide. Liver transplantation is considered the only curative treatment for end-stage liver disease. Transplantation will reverse…2020 American Transplant Congress
Effects of Donor Heavy Alcohol Use on Post-Heart Transplant Outcomes: Time to Abstain?
Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Donors with a history of heavy alcohol use have been suspected to possibly harbor a subclinical alcoholic cardiomyopathy with limited cardiac reserve. This problem…2020 American Transplant Congress
Exploring Psychosocial Factors and Disparity in Liver Transplant
Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Trends in liver transplant (LT) have shifted, and increasingly, individuals with alcohol liver disease (ALD) are receiving LT without 6-months of sobriety (Lee &…2020 American Transplant Congress
Duration of Pre-Transplant Abstinence Does Not Predict Severe Relapses of Alcohol Abuse in High-Risk Alcoholic Liver Transplant Recipients
Emory Transplant Center, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: The traditional requirement of >6 months pre-transplant sobriety for liver transplant recipients has been challenged by emerging literature, but risk factors for post-transplant recidivism…2020 American Transplant Congress
De Novo Malignancy after Liver Transplantation for Alcoholic Cirrhosis: Incidence and Outcomes
Transplant Unit, Fondazione "Policlinico A. Gemelli" UCSC - Rome, Roma, Italy
*Purpose: De novo malignancy, frequent liver transplant (LT) complication, is one of the long-term major causes of mortality. Risk factors are related to immunosuppressive status,…2020 American Transplant Congress
Association between Alcoholic Liver Disease and Alcohol Tax
*Purpose: The incidence of Alcoholic Liver Disease (ALD) has increased, causing ALD to become a primary indication for liver transplantation in the United States. We…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Pro-Inflammatory Profile of Alcoholic Patients Increases Risk for Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury During Orthotopic Liver Transplantation
*Purpose: Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) elicits cellular damage which triggers a pro-inflammatory immune response that can lower allograft survival in orthotopic liver transplant (OLT) patients. In…2020 American Transplant Congress
Characterizing the Waitlist Candidate Who Was Bypassed by the Successfully Transplanted Candidate with Alcoholic Hepatitis
*Purpose: Early liver transplantation (LT) for acute alcoholic hepatitis (AH) has increased dramatically in the US since 2016. Due to high MELD-Na scores, AH candidates…2020 American Transplant Congress
Increasing Prevalence and Diversity: Alcoholic Liver Disease in Liver Transplant Candidates
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Increasing global alcohol use translates to a marked growth in alcoholic liver disease (ALD). ALD patients comprise a larger proportion of listings for liver…
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