2018 American Transplant Congress
Urinary Cell Cycle Arrest Biomarkers as Early Predictors of Acute Kidney Injury Following Advanced Cardiac Replacement Therapies
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
Background: Current strategies to detect acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiothoracic surgery rely on elevations in serum creatinine and diminished urine output, which are insensitive…2018 American Transplant Congress
Left Ventricular Assist Devices Complicated by Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Outcomes on Transplant
Internal Medicine, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit.
Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD) are becoming the standard of care in advanced heart failure patients. However, despite ongoing advances in this technology, there remains…2018 American Transplant Congress
Timing of Infections after Total Artificial Heart Implantation. What Did We Learn?
Transplant Infectious Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.
Background: The total artificial heart (TAH) has become a reliable bridge to heart transplantation. There are no studies describing the timing of infections post-TAH implantation.…2017 American Transplant Congress
Improved Creatinine Immediately Post-LVAD Predicts Lower AKI Risk After Heart Transplant.
Background-Left ventricular assist device(LVAD) placement often improves renal function in patients with advanced heart failure. In those bridged to transplant with LVAD support it is…2016 American Transplant Congress
Elevated Urinary 11-Dehydrothromboxane B2 Is Associated with Increased Bleeding Risk in Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients.
Purpose: To understand if there is a relationship between aspirin resistance as measured by elevated levels of urinary 11-dehydrothromboxane B2 in patients supported with continuous…2016 American Transplant Congress
Primary Graft Failure following Cardiac Transplantation Is Associated with Elevated Pre-Transplant Levels of Pro-Inflammatory Factors.
Primary graft failure (PGF) is defined as severe ventricular dysfunction immediately following heart transplantation (HTx) requiring temporary mechanical circulatory support (MCS) such as VA ECMO…2016 American Transplant Congress
Medicaid Insurance Is Associated with Shorter Time to Transplant Listing After LVAD Implantation.
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
Introduction: Left-ventricular assist devices (LVAD) and total artificial hearts (TAH) are being increasingly utilized as a bridge to heart transplant (HT). Prior studies have demonstrated…2016 American Transplant Congress
Clostridium difficile Infection in Patients with a Continuous Flow, Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device.
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University, New York.
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) increases morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. Patients with a ventricular assist device (VAD) are exposed to known risk factors for…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Role of Short-Term Ventricular Assist Device in Patients with Cardiogenic Shock – Is It Really a Solution?
Background: Low cardiac output syndrome is associated with significant mortality. In patients with refractory low cardiac output left ventricular assist devices (VAD) are used to…2015 American Transplant Congress
Risk of HLA Antibody Sensitization in Pediatric Heart Failure Patients Pre/Post Berlin VAD Procedure and Pre/Post Heart Transplantation
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX.
The Berlin Heart Excor Ventricular Assist Device (Berlin VAD) was designed for use in children with heart failure. The Berlin VAD has allowed for successful…
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