2017 American Transplant Congress
Belatacept Conversion in Kidney Recipients with Low GFR Does Not Improve Renal Function.
1Transplant, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ; 2Biostatistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background:Belatacept interferes with signal 2 of T cell activation via blockade CD80/86 which doesn't adversely impact renal function. We tested a hypothesis that Belatacept conversion…2017 American Transplant Congress
Successful Launch of an ABO-Incompatible Kidney Transplantation Program to Overcome the Shortage of Compatible Living Donors: Experience at a Single Center.
Introduction:ABO-incompatible (ABOi) kidney transplantation (KT) is being increasingly performed to overcome donor shortages. However, debate persists regarding the post-transplant outcomes of ABOi KT versus that…2017 American Transplant Congress
Sexual Acquisition of HIV-Infection After Kidney Transplantation: Late Presentation and Potentially Fatal Complications.
Transplant Division, Hospital do Rim-UNIFESP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Introduction: Transplantation in patients previously infected with HIV is already well established, and cases of donor infection transmission have already been reported. However late acquisition…2017 American Transplant Congress
Development of Transplant Glomerulopathy in Recipients with Antibody Mediated Rejection: Activation of Inflammatory Pathway Through Renal Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase (PARP).
Activation of PARP is a critical factor in the pathogenesis of various inflammatory and fibrotic process. Thus we aimed to show the integral of PARP…2017 American Transplant Congress
The 'W' Technique: A Safe and Reproducible Technique for Hepatic Arterial Reconstruction in Living Donor Liver Transplantation.
Liver Transplant and HPB Surgery, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai, India
BackgroundReconstruction of the hepatic artery is technically challenging in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). We describe outcomes of a safe and easily teachable technique.MethodsA prospectively…2017 American Transplant Congress
Subpopulations of Peripheral Blood Monocytes in Kidney Allograft Recipients.
Human peripheral blood monocytes may be divided into different subsets based on the expression of membrane antigens. Our pilot data suggested that after the kidney…2017 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Long Term Survival Outcomes for Everolimus (EVR) vs. Mycophenolic Acid (MPA) Immunosuppressive Regimens Post Kidney Transplant.
In the US, MPA in combination with calcineurin inhibitors (CNI, tacrolimus [TAC] or cyclosporine A [CsA]) is the most commonly used maintenance immunosuppressive therapy post…2017 American Transplant Congress
Rapid Deterioration of Pre-Transplant Kidney Function Requiring Dialysis Is a Prognostic Factor in Liver Transplant Alone.
Aim: Etiologies of acute kidney injury before liver transplant extend beyond hepatorenal syndrome (ie infection, gastrointestinal bleeding) and therefore, may not be resolved by liver…2017 American Transplant Congress
Characterization of a B Lymphocyte Signature Predictive of Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction.
The occurrence of chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) is the main complication after lung transplantation (LT) and remains the most common cause of graft failure…2017 American Transplant Congress
Employment Patterns After Kidney Transplantation: Rates, Contributing Factors, and Outcomes.
Background: The costs of productivity lost in transplant patients poses a concern, as a significant number of patients are of working age. Furthermore, healthcare and…
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