2017 American Transplant Congress
Recipient iNOS Deficiency Reduces Spontaneous Kidney Allograft Acceptance by Accelerating Allograft Loss.
Center for Transplantation Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Nitric oxide (NO) production by inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), encoded by NOS2, is a hallmark of the innate immune axis, and is typically associated…2017 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Initial Hepatic Arterial Followed by Portal Reperfusion on Outcomes After Liver Transplantation.
Background: While initial portal reperfusion (PV) of a liver allograft is nearly standardized, limited data suggests initial hepatic arterial reperfusion (HA) may improve hemodynamics and…2017 American Transplant Congress
Three Induction Therapies on Patients with Delayed Graft Function After Kidney Transplantation, a Three-Year Outcome Analysis.
Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
We compare the 3-year outcomes of induction therapies with either methylprednisolone (group 1, n=58), basiliximab (group 2, n=56) or alemtuzumab (group 3, n=98) in primary…2017 American Transplant Congress
A Composite Score Associated with Spontaneous Operational Tolerance in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
New challenges in renal transplantation include using biological information to devise a useful clinical test for discerning high- and low-risk patients for individual therapy and…2017 American Transplant Congress
Donor Creatinine and Graft Outcomes in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
Background: The role of donor peak and terminal creatinine on short and long term allograft outcomes in pediatric kidney transplant recipients is unclear.Aim: To determine…2016 American Transplant Congress
Center and Surgeons' Experience Improves Outcome in Adult-to-Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Validation of the Report of the A2ALL Consortium.
Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI.
Background: Adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation cohort study (A2ALL) has reported improved outcomes in centers with greater experience (>20 cases). The aim of this study…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Use of Kidney Donors Older Than 80 Years Does Not Affect Graft Survival in the Medium Term.
1Nephrology, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; 2Nephrology, Hospital de León, Leon, Spain.
INTRODUCTION:Kidney transplantation is the best option for renal replacement therapy. One of its main limitations is the organs shortage. We analyzed the results in kidney…2016 American Transplant Congress
Role of Induction Therapy in Low Immune Risk Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Nephrology and Hypertension, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA.
Induction therapy improves outcomes in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) by reducing early acute rejection. In the current era of potent maintenance immunosuppression, the role of…2016 American Transplant Congress
Use of Elderly Donors in Liver Transplantation: A Paired-Match Analysis at a Single Center.
Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
Introduction: Use of livers from very old donors is a way to expand the donor pool, but this practice is not universally implemented due to…2016 American Transplant Congress
Outcome After Kidney Transplant (KTx) in Patients with Chronic Hypotension on Haemodialysis (HD).
5% of the HD population have chronic hypotension ( hypotension in the absence of volume depletion, antihypertensive medication, heart failure or cortisol deficiency). The perioperative…
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