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Articles tagged "Graft failure"

  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Can Immunosuppression Maintenance after Renal Allograft Failure Prevent Further Sensitization?

    A. Mena-Gutierrez, K. Alquadan, A. Santos, K. Womer, M. Casey.

    University of Florida, Gainesville.

    After renal graft failure, retransplantation(ReTx) becomes more difficult due to sensitization to alloantigens. In 2013, our center opened a specialty clinic to maintain immunosuppression(IS) after…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Biopsy Correlates of DSA in Antibody-Mediated Rejection: C4d vs Microvascular Inflammation Scores

    C. Harris, L. Anderson, R. Khaim, J. Choudhuri, R. Shapiro, S. Florman, F. Salem, M. Menon.

    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.

    Background: The diagnosis of antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) requires the presence of both the histologic features of AMR as well as donor-specific antibodies (DSA). Whether anti-HLA…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Long-Term Success of Treatment for Cardiac Transplant AMR May Depend Upon Suppressing Class II Donor Specific Antibodies

    J. Hofmann,1 D. Weisshaar,2 D. Kiprov.3

    1Dept of Medicine, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA; 2Dept of Medicine, Kaiser Permanente, Santa Clara, CA.

    Antibody mediated rejection (AMR) in cardiac transplant (tspt) patients (pts) is primarily mediated by donor specific antibodies (DSAs) and associated with reduced long-term graft survival.…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    The Outcomes of Candidates Underwent Liver Transplantaion with Portopulmonary Hypertension: A Meta-Analysis

    R. Deng, B. Huang, Y. Shi, Y. Ma.

    Organ Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

    Background: Portopulmonary hypertension(PPH) was once regarded as a contraindicaton in liver transplantation(LT).However,growing evidence indicated that PPH patients underwent LT may show similar outcomes compared to…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Use of Right or Left Kidneys in Living-Donor Kidney Transplantation. Comparative Study of 320 Cases

    M. Perosa,1 J. Branez,1 H. Noujaim,1 L. Mota,1 B. Zeballos,1 M. Castro,1 G. Marchini,1 L. Ianhez,1 L. Alvim,1 D. Machado,1 C. Watanabe,1 A. Saldanha,2 H. Abensur,2 W. Luconi,1 T. Genzini-Miranda,3 R. Haddad,4 T. Genzini.1

    1Leforte Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil; 2Beneficencia Portuguesa Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil; 3Medical School, PUC Sorocaba, Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil; 4Medical School, ABC, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

    In more than 95% of worldwide living-donor kidney transplants(LDKT), the donor's left kidney (LK) is preferred because of technical difficulties and a shorter vein of…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Consequences of Being Listed at a Small Pancreas Program

    S. Niederhaus,1 M. Curry,2 A. Fox,2 J. Fridell,3 J. Odorico.4

    1Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD; 2UNOS, Richmond, VA; 3Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN; 4Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.

    How pancreas transplant center (PTC) volume affects patient outcomes after listing is unclear. Low volumes may lengthen waiting times or limit access to transplantation. We…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Risk Factors for Graft Failure in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Polycystic Kidney Disease

    G. Bhutani, B. Astor, A. Djamali.

    University of Wisconsin, Madison.

    Background: Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is the underlying renal disease in 15% of kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) in the US. Post-transplant outcomes and contributing factors…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Chronic Narcotic Use Increases Mortality Rates in Heart Transplantation

    G. St. John, T. Chamogeorgakis, H. Nemeh, C. Tita, Y. Selektor, D. Lanfear, C. Williams.

    Transplant, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI.

    Purpose: In kidney and liver transplantation, chronic narcotic use pre and post-transplant has been associated with an increased risk for rejection and early graft loss.…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Efficacy of Bronchoscopically-Administered Surfactant in the Setting of Primary Graft Dysfunction after Lung Transplantation

    S. Ahmed,1 M. Soto-Arenall,1 D. Jackson,1 D. Erasmus.2

    1Department of Pharmacy, Mayo Clinic in Florida, Jacksonville, FL; 2Department of Transplantation, Mayo Clinic in Florida, Jacksonville, FL.

    Primary graft dysfunction (PGD) is a severe form of ischemia and reperfusion acute lung injury presenting within the first 72 hours post-lung transplant. PGD is…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Persistent Progressive Acute Kidney Injury and Graft Failure Post Liver Transplantation

    T. Hussaini,1,4 N. Partovi,1,4 E. Yoshida,2,4 S. Erb,2,4 C. Scudammore,3,4 S. Chung,3,4 V. Marquez.2,4

    1Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; 2Faculty of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; 3Faculty of Medicine, Division of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; 4Liver Transplant Program, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

    Background:Acute kidney injury (AKI) in the setting of liver transplantation (LT) is a common and multifaceted complication. Recently, with the widespread adaptation of Acute Kidney…
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