2018 American Transplant Congress
Improved Cardiac Risk Stratification Method in Kidney Transplant Candidates.
Cardiology, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia.
There is a high prevalence of left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) in patient with ESRD being evaluated for kidney transplant (KT). Assessing cardiovascular reserve (CR)…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Sleep Apnea Syndrome on Late Graft Dysfunction
Background: Sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) is associated with higher risk of stroke, cardiovascular events, arrhythmias, hypertension, and congestive heart failure. However, there is a paucity…2018 American Transplant Congress
Congestive Hepatic Fibrosis: Correlation with Cardiac Hemodynamics and Changes after VAD or Cardiac Transplant
Background: Chronic heart failure causes chronic passive congestion of liver that can progress to advanced fibrosis. Liver biopsy is performed for assessment of fibrosis to…2018 American Transplant Congress
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Experience for Graft Failure after Heart Transplantation
Cardiac Surgery, Heart Center Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
INTRODUCTION:Acute graft failure is the leading cause of early mortality after heart transplantation (HTX). Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a therapy option to treat heart…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…2017 American Transplant Congress
Detection of Right Ventricular Dilation and Dysfunction by Transthoracic Echocardiography Predicts Renal Transplant Outcomes.
1Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI; 2University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Introduction: The prevalence of pulmonary hypertension (PHTN) among end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on hemodialysis is approximately 40-50%. Right heart catheterization is the gold…2017 American Transplant Congress
Simultaneous or Sequential Heart-Liver Transplantation Confer Superior Survival in Patients with Listed for Heart-Liver Transplantation: A National Analysis.
1Duke School of Medicine, Durham, NC; 2Dept of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Background: Simultaneous heart-liver transplantation (TXP), for patients with combined heart and liver failure, confers survival benefit over remaining on the waitlist. Whether heart TXP followed…2017 American Transplant Congress
Retrospective Review of Early versus Late Initiation of Oral Sildenafil for Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Post-Cardiac Transplant Surgery Patients.
University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
Background: Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction is a serious complication that may occur after cardiac transplant and result in graft failure or death. Inotropes (i.e., epinephrine,…2016 American Transplant Congress
Serial Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell Expression Profiling Reveals Inflammatory Genomic Storm Following Mechanical Circulatory Support Surgery.
Introduction: The main cause of death in patients with Advanced Heart Failure (AdHF) is the Multi-Organ Dysfunction (MOD) Syndrome. Immune system aberrancy after Mechanical Circulatory…2016 American Transplant Congress
Stress Cardiomyopathy in the Perio-Perative Period After Liver Transplant.
Purpose: Stress cardiomyopathy is a pathological condition in which excess catecholamines leading to cardiac dysfunction. This phenomenon is associated with troponin elevation, EKG changes, and…
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