Articles tagged "Graft failure"

2017 American Transplant Congress
Primary Graft Dysfunction After Pediatric Heart Transplant.
K. Mowers, K. Simpson, P. Eghtesady, O. Petrucci, C. Canter, C. Castleberry.
Pediatric Cardiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Background: Primary graft dysfunction (PGD), as defined by ISHLT Consensus Guidelines, has been associated with worse outcomes in adult heart transplant recipients, even in patients…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Center-Level Differences in Outcomes Following High-KDPI Kidney Transplants.
L. Wu, A. Massie, X. Luo, M. Bowring, D. Segev.
JHU, Baltimore
The SRTR reports regularly about center-level differences in graft failure after deceased donor kidney transplantation (DDKT). While these models are adjusted, they provide only information…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Lactate Level Immediate Post-Liver Transplantation Is a Predictor of Early Allograft Dysfunction.
K. Takahashi,^1,2 S. Nagai,¹ M. Safwan,¹ K. Putchakayala,¹ K. Collins,¹ M. Rizzari,¹ A. Yoshida,¹ M. Abouljoud,¹ S.-M. Jafri.³
¹Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI; ²Surgery, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; ³Gastroenterology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Background; Early allograft dysfunction (EAD) after liver transplantation (LT) is defined as a peak values of aminotransferase >2000 IU/mL during the first week or an…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Long Term Outcomes of Adult Kidney Transplants from Small Single Pediatric Donors Are Equivalent to Standard Criteria Donors.
R. McMillan, K. Gray, T. Khader, A. Jabri, J. Kim, A. Watkins.
Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
PurposeWe analyzed long term outcomes of adult kidney transplant recipients from single pediatric donors at a large volume center.MethodsA retrospective review of 90 adult kidney…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Antibodies to Angiotensin Type II Receptor I Are Associated with Primary Graft Dysfunction After Orthotopic Heart Transplant in Patients with Ventricular Assist Device as Bridge to Transplant.
M. Hickey,¹ E. DePasquale,² S. Shah,³ D. Vucicevic,² J. Zhang,¹ N. Valenzuela,¹ M. Deng,² E. Reed.¹
¹UCLA Immunogenetics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; ²UCLA Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; ³UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Primary graft dysfunction (PGD) following orthotopic heart transplant (OHT) is one of the leading causes of posttransplant mortality. We hypothesized that antibody to angiotensin type…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Prolonged Dialysis Prior to Renal Transplantation.
D. Aufhauser Jr,¹ A. Peng,¹ D. Murken,¹ S. Concors,¹ M. Levine.^1,2
¹Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; ²Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Introduction: To increase access for patients with delayed transplant referral, the new Kidney Allocation System (KAS) recognizes waiting time from the earlier of dialysis initiation…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Extending the Limit for Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Similar Outcomes After Left vs. Right Lobe Graft, a Propensity Score Analysis.
T. Wong, K. Ng, J. Fung, K. Chok, A. Chan, C. Lo.
Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
BackgroundThis study aimed to investigate the impact of graft selection (left vs. right lobe) in LDLT.MethodThis was a retrospective study that included all patients who…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes and Risk Factors for Graft Loss: Lessons Learned from More Than 1,056 Pediatric Kidney tx at a Single Center.
S. Chinnakotla, P. Verghese, B. Chavers, V. Kirchner, J. Najarian.
U of M, M
Aim:To study outcomes and risk factors for graft loss in > 1056 pediatric renal tx.Methods:We studied outcomes by immunosuppression era: I) 1963-83 (ALG, AZA and…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Noninvasive Prognostication of Renal Allograft Failure Following BK Virus Associated Nephropathy – A Validation Study.
E. Abuhelaiqa, C. Snopkowski, C. Li, J. Lee, T. Muthukumar, H. Yang, M. Suthanthiran, D. Dadhania.
Transplant Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, NY, NY
Introduction. Identification of kidney transplant (KTx) recipients at risk for graft loss following BKVN diagnosis may allow personalization of immunosuppressive protocols. Previous study demonstrated that…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Dysregulated Innate Immune Response Is a Robust Predictor of Allograft Injury and Survival Across All Transplanted Organs.
T. Azad,¹ M. Donato,¹ L. Heylen,² S. Shen-Orr,³ T. Sweeney,¹ M. Naesens,² P. Khatri.¹
¹Institute for Immunity, Transplantation and Infection, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; ²University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; ³Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
ObjectiveLate allograft failure is characterized by long-term cumulative effects of subclinical allograft injury. An optimal biomarker diagnoses acute rejection (AR), correlates with ongoing graft damage,…