2015 American Transplant Congress
Immunological Aspects of Iron Overload in Heart and Kidney Transplantation
Background: Clinical data suggest that iron (Fe) overload deleteriously affects graft survival after heart (HTX) and kidney transplantation (KTX) but possible immunologic mechanisms underlying this…2015 American Transplant Congress
Poor Renal Function and Increased Mortality in Elderly Recipients of Deceased Donor Kidneys from Elderly Donors
Background: Within the Eurotransplant Senior Program kidneys form donors older than 65 both after cardiac death (DCD) or brain death (DBD) are allocated to recipients…2015 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplant Outcomes in Patients With Amyloidosis
Objective: Analyze kidney allograft outcomes in patients with kidney failure due to amyloidosis, and compare kidney transplant survival to patients with other causes of kidney…2015 American Transplant Congress
Single-Center Analysis of Adult, Combined Heart-Liver Transplant (CHLT) Recipients
Background: Combined heart-liver transplantation (CHLT) is life-saving for patients with end-stage heart-liver diseases. This is a review of patients who underwent CHLT at a single-center.Methods:…2015 American Transplant Congress
Anti-BTLA Antibody (6B2) Induced Prolongation of Fully MHC-Mismatched Murine Cardiac Allograft and Generation of Foxp3+ Regulatory T Cells
Background: The co-inhibitory receptor B and T lymphocyte attenuator (BTLA; CD272) has been implicated in the regulation of autoimmune and may potentially play an important…2015 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Receiving a Donation After Cardiac Death Liver Graft
Background: Recent data suggests that patients with Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who receive a donation after cardiac death (DCD) graft have inferior graft and patient survival…2015 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of ABO Incompatible Kidney Transplantation in Children
Purpose: ABO blood group incompatible transplantation (ABOi) has become increasingly common over the last decade, in part due to a shortage of suitable deceased donor…2015 American Transplant Congress
Neighborhood Poverty Modifies Gender Disparities in Kidney Transplant Outcomes
Earlier studies report mixed findings comparing transplant outcomes in women versus men, and little is known about the association of socioeconomic status (SES) with gender…2015 American Transplant Congress
Depression of Complement Regulatory Factors in Human and Rat Renal Grafts in Association With Progress of Acute Cellular Rejection
Introduction and ObjectiveIt is commonly known that complements play important roles in antibody mediated rejection in renal transplantation. However, the association of complements with progression…2015 American Transplant Congress
Three Year Outcomes of Renal Allograft Transplants in African American Recipients Receiving Alemtuzumab for Induction Immunosuppression
Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA.
Background:Induction with Alemtuzumab is well documented to reduce the incidence and severity of acute rejection episodes, which may improve graft survival. Limited data are available…
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