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Articles tagged "Heart transplant patients"

  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Renal Graft Outcomes in Simultaneous Heart-Kidney Transplantation

    K. Okumura, S. Ohira, M. Kai, K. Wolf, A. L. Gass, D. Spielvogel, N. Singh, D. Glicklich, D. John, T. Diflo, S. Lansman, S. Nishida, A. Dhand

    Westchester Medical Center / New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY

    *Purpose: Simultaneous heart and kidney transplantation (SHKT) has increased steadily in United States Previously it was shown that SHKT is associated with benefits in overall…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Real-Time Biometric Monitoring Using Wearable Devices for Pediatric Heart Transplant Rejection and Infection Surveillance

    D. Gandla1, J. B. Edelson2, E. Mukhtar1, J. Callanan1, H. Lad1, H. Gao1, J. Cornetta1, B. Keating1

    1Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

    *Purpose: Monitoring for acute rejection (AR) after orthotopic heart transplantation (OHTx) is primarily achieved by evaluating histological endomyocardial biopsies (EMBx). However, this procedure is limited…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    National Consortium Registry Insights on Management and Outcome of Hepatitis C Viremic Heart Transplants

    R. Gottlieb1, M. Salem1, A. Ravichandran2, J. Kennedy3, J. Strope4, S. Lin5, J. Chow6, P. Eckman7, S. Desai8, O. Larkins1, J. Vanzyl1, S. Hall1

    1Baylor Scott & White Healthcare, Dallas, TX, 2Ascension Medical Group, Indianapolis, IN, 3Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, VA, 4Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 5University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, 6Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, 7Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, MN, 8Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA

    *Purpose: Multicenter US registry of clinical management of HCV NAT+ hearts.*Methods: An ongoing 8-center retrospective IRB-approved registry collected baseline characteristics, labs, management, and outcomes after…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    The New Heart Allocation Policy Has Increased Listing by Exception

    J. R. Golbus1, Y. Ahn2, B. K. Nallamothu1, M. N. Walsh3, D. Zaun2, A. Israni2, M. Colvin1

    1University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, 3Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center, Carmel, IN

    *Purpose: The new heart allocation policy (October 2018) expanded the number of listing statuses and established a national review board for exception requests in an…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    De Novo Donor-Specific Antibody Development in Heart Transplant Recipients Following COVID-19 Vaccination

    M. Cheng1, O. Behbahani-Nejad1, D. Gupta2

    1Internal Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 2Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

    *Purpose: To determine the incidence of de novo donor-specific antibodies (DSAs) in recipients of orthotopic heart transplants (OHT) who received an mRNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2.*Methods:…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Long-Term Follow Up of Solid Organ Transplantation Using Hepatitis C Virus Positive Donor for Hepatitis C Virus Negative Recipients

    H. Sogawa1, I. Lee2, K. Okumura3, R. Bodin4, D. C. Wolf4, B. Partiula4, A. Dhand4, M. Kai5, S. Ohira5, R. Misawa1, G. Veillette6, D. John1, S. Nishida7, T. Diflo6

    1Division of Intra-abdominal Organ Transplant, Department of Surgery, Westchester Medical Center/ New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, 2Department of Surgery, Westchester Medical Center/ New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, 3Surgery, Westchester Medical Center/New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, 4Department of Medicine, Westchester Medical Center/ New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, 5Cardiothoracic Surgery, Westchester Medical Center/ New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, 6Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY, 7Westchester Medical Center/ New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY

    *Purpose: To determine the effects of transplanting an HCV + solid organ to an uninfected patient who is on the transplant waiting list. Outcomes include…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    An Updated Estimate of Post-Transplant Survival After Implementation of the New Donor Heart Allocation Policy

    K. A. Lazenby1, N. Narang2, K. M. Pelzer3, G. Ran1, W. F. Parker3

    1Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2Advocate Heart Institute, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 3Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

    *Purpose: Published estimates showing lower post-transplant survival after implementation of the new heart allocation policy may be biased downward due to incomplete follow-up on surviving…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Outcome of Heart Transplantation After Pseudomonas Left Ventricular Assist Device Infection

    L. Thirunavukarasu Murugan1, C. Koval2, J. Banzon3

    1Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 2Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 3Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

    *Purpose: Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) is the most common gram-negative bacteria to cause left ventricular assist device (LVAD) infection. Management is difficult given limited oral antibiotic…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Outcomes in Hepatitis C (HCV) Viremic Grafts to HCV Negative Recipients in Heart Transplantation: A Multicenter Study of Differing Treatment Strategies

    K. Ryland1, B. Aqel2, D. Steidley2, P. Patel1, S. Pungpapong3

    1Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, 2Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, 3Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL

    *Purpose: Using HCV viremic grafts for heart transplantation (HT) improves donor supply and shortens wait times. However, treatment strategies are variable post-transplant. This study aims…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Ventricular Modeling Following Bariatric Surgery Decreases Need for Heart Transplantation

    R. Choudhury1, A. Rouhi2, G. Hoeltzel3, Y. Bababekov1, A. Suarez-Pierre4, A. Yule1, N. Vigneshwar4, N. Williams5, K. Dumon2, T. Nydam1

    1Transplantation Surgery, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO, 2General Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 3General Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 4Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO, 5General Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Aurora, CO

    *Purpose: For obese patients with congestive heart failure (CHF), aggressive weight loss has been associated with ventricular remodeling. Many have suggested offering bariatric surgery for…
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