2019 American Transplant Congress
Lung Transplant Outcomes after CABG
*Purpose: Prior coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has been a contraindication to lung transplantation (LTx) due to increased mortality associated with bilateral lung transplant. We…2019 American Transplant Congress
Immunosuppression Increases Regenerative Potential of Adult Rat Cardiac Progenitor Cells in Allogeneic Rat Myocardial Infarction Model
Department of Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore 21201, MD
*Purpose: Cardiac progenitor cells (CPCs, c-kit+) are well-characterized stem cell type shown to potentiate cardiac regeneration in myocardial infarct (MI) model. However, immune response to…2019 American Transplant Congress
Activation of Oxidative Stress-Adoptive Responses during Extended Ex Situ Heart Perfusion
Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
*Purpose: Cardiac function declines in a time-related fashion during ex situ heart perfusion (ESHP) regardless of ventricular load status. We have previously shown that the…2019 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Transplant Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Impacts Heart Transplant (HT) Survival
1Research, LiveOnNY, Manhattan, NY, 2Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, 3LiveOnNY, Manhattan, NY
*Purpose: Retrospective analysis of UNOS data was performed to determine regional variation in the utilization and impact of VAD prior to HT in the United…2019 American Transplant Congress
Association Between Cumulative Pre-transplant Amiodarone Dose And Post-transplant Outcomes After Heart Transplantation
*Purpose: Previous studies have demonstrated a correlation between pre-transplant amiodarone use and post-operative bradycardia, primary graft dysfunction, and mortality in heart transplant (HT) recipients; this…2019 American Transplant Congress
Speckle Echo Pre and Post Kidney Transplant: A Pilot Study
*Purpose: Relative to dialysis, cardiovascular (CV) mortality improves with transplantation. Nevertheless, CV disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death for kidney transplant recipients (KTR),…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…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…
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