2017 American Transplant Congress
Prospective Monitoring of 25-Hydroxyvitamin Vitamin D Levels After Kidney Transplantation and Its Associations with Clinical Outcomes.
Montefiore Transplant Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Background: Kidney transplant recipients usually have low vitamin D levels. Vitamin D deficiency is recognized as a risk factor for progression of kidney disease in…2017 American Transplant Congress
Blood Transfusion Induced Donor Specific Antibodies Are Associated with Rejection and Graft Failure.
Introduction: Although it is well known that blood transfusions post-transplant are associated with the development of both HLA and donor specific antibodies [DSAs] and a…2017 American Transplant Congress
Neutropenia in Kidney Transplantation: A Hidden Threat to Graft Survival.
Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC
IntroductionNeutropenia is a common complication after kidney transplantation resulting in a reduction of immunosuppression and the use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factors (G-CSF) which can increase…2017 American Transplant Congress
α-Lipoc Acid Improve the Short Term Outcomes in Human Liver Transplantation.
In liver transplantation (LT) the postreperfusion syndrome (PRS) is a serious intraoperative complication. The effect of α-lipoic acid (ALA) has not been evaluated. A double…2017 American Transplant Congress
Waitlist Outcomes of Patients Re-Listed Following Failed Donation After Cardiac Death (DCD) Liver Transplant.
Transplant, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL
Introduction: The outcome for patients re-listed after developing ischemic cholangiopathy(IC) or graft failure following liver transplant(LT) from a DCD donor, remains a significant concern. Better…2017 American Transplant Congress
Prognostic Histopathologic Characteristics in Recurrent IgA Nephropathy: The Clinical Significance of Vascular Change.
Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
Background Although recurrent IgA nephropathy (IgAN) after kidney transplantation is known to cause lgraft failure, the clinical significance of histopathologic parameters in allografts needs further…2017 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Peri-Transplant Viral Upper Respiratory Infection on Pediatric Liver Transplant Outcomes.
BACKGROUND: Viral upper respiratory infection (vURI) is common in children and its effect at the time of liver transplant (LT) on the post-operative outcomes is…2017 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Alemtuzumab Induction on Hepatitis C Treatment Outcomes Post-Renal Transplantation.
University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
BackgroundDirect-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) have improved treatment outcomes for Hepatitis C virus (HCV). Given high rates of treatment success with few side effects, eradication of…2017 American Transplant Congress
Vimentin Regulates ß-Catenin Translocation During Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Renal Fibrosis.
Sugery, Section of Transplantation, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY
Introduction: Most renal transplants ultimately fail secondary to chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN). The development of Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) in renal tubular epithelial cells…2017 American Transplant Congress
Variables Associated with Liver Graft Utilization and 30-Day Failure: A Liver Graft Quality Index.
The quantitative evaluation of liver graft quality remains one of the most understudied clinical problems in transplantation. A few scoring systems have been proposed, but…
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