2018 American Transplant Congress
T Cell-Mediated Rejection Poses Greater Risk to Graft Survival Than Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Heart Transplants
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Purpose: In kidney transplants, failure post-biopsy is associated with acute injury transcript expression reflecting the histologically silent tissue response-to-wounding (JCI 120:1862) and antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR),…2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Organ Transplantation from Donors with Cancer History
Purpose: The inherent challenges of selecting an acceptable donor for each of the increasing numbers and acuity of recipients has led programs to take increased…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Etiologies and Impact of Hospitalization in Older Kidney Transplant Recipients
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Older kidney transplant recipients (KTR) face challenges of post-transplant complications related to frailty and comorbidities. They are particularly vulnerable to infectious complications. This study elucidates…2018 American Transplant Congress
Donor Derived Transmissions in 2016-2017: Analysis of the OPTN Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC)
DTAC, United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA.
The DTAC evaluates unanticipated potential donor-derived transmission events (PDDTE), including mostly infections (I) & malignancies (M), to assess for likelihood of donor transmission. Reporting policy…2018 American Transplant Congress
Sufficient Hepatic Artery Flow Redeems Poor Portal Vein Flow after Liver Transplantation in Patients with Porta Vein Thrombosis
General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Objective:Although portal vein thrombosis(PVT) in liver transplantation is no longer a contraindication, it remains technically challenging. Insufficient intraoperative PV flow after PV thrombectomy/reconstruction was reported…2018 American Transplant Congress
Combined Heart–Kidney Compared to Isolated Heart Transplant in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease – A Single Center Experience
Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.
Background: Severe irreversible renal dysfunction has been a contraindication for heart transplant (HTx); however, combined heart-kidney transplant (HKTx) is an accepted therapeutic option for concomitant…2018 American Transplant Congress
Rapamycin Therapy Impairs Treg Expression of CXCR3 and Limits Treg-Dependent Survival of Vascularized Composite Allotransplants
Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation (VCA) is a procedure to restore limb function or facial appearance. Rapamycin is used in efforts to preserve host Treg function and…2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Early Steroid Withdrawal in 6-Antigen Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA)-Matched Kidney Transplant Recipients
Background: Steroids are often used as part of standard immunosuppressant therapy to help prevent acute rejection in renal transplant patients. However, the long term adverse…2018 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Outcomes in African-American and White Primary Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Matched-Pair Analysis
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.
Background: Racial differences in clinical and sociodemographic characteristics have been well recognized. This study aims to assess outcomes in African-American (AA) and white primary deceased…2018 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Outcomes of HIV-Infected Kidney Transplant Recipients Managed with an Early Corticosteroid Withdrawal Protocol
Weill Cornell Medicine / New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York.
AimAssess the clinical outcomes of HIV-infected kidney transplant recipients managed with an early corticosteroid withdrawal protocol.MethodsSingle center chart review of HIV-infected kidney recipients between 2006…
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