2016 American Transplant Congress
The Role of Palliative Care in the Thoracic Transplant Multidisciplinary Care Team: Barriers and Benefits.
1Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL; 2Terre Haute Regional Hospital, Terre Haute, IN.
PURPOSE: Patients under consideration for or who have undergone lung and heart transplantation experience many symptoms, including dyspnea, anxiety, pain and caregiver burden. Integration of…2016 American Transplant Congress
Management and Outcomes of Upper Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis in Heart Transplant Patients.
Upper extremity deep venous thrombosis (UEDVT) is common in post-heart transplant (OHT) patients, likely due to their multiple intravascular catheters and post-surgical state. The clinical…2016 American Transplant Congress
Delaying the Induction of Mixed Chimerism Until Two Months After NHP Heart and Kidney Cotransplantation Results in Long Term Survival.
Background. We have previously achieved delayed tolerance in cynomologous recipients cotransplanted with heart and kidney allografts by treating recipients with standard triple drug immunosuppression for…2016 American Transplant Congress
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome After Pediatric Heart Transplantation: Increased Risk for Children with Preexisting Glenn/Fontan Physiology.
Study aim:Identification of risk factors for posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) after organ transplant can improve early detection and avoid permanent neurologic injury. High calcineurin-inhibitor…2016 American Transplant Congress
Renal Outcomes of Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients Following a Previous Solid Organ Transplantation.
Purpose: We aimed to study the renal outcomes of pediatric kidney transplant recipients following a previous non-renal solid organ transplantation (SOT).Methods: A retrospective analysis of…2016 American Transplant Congress
Elucidating Clinical Factors Implicated in Primary Graft Dysfunction After Heart Transplantation.
Advanced Heart Failure, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX.
Primary graft dysfunction (PGD) is a frequent complication after heart transplantation (HT) and remains among the leading causes of mortality in these patients. We aim…2016 American Transplant Congress
Natural Killer CD16/FcR Profiles May Associate with Enhanced Humoral Responsiveness in Heart Transplant Recipients with Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy.
Natural Killer cells (NK) are immune effectors of antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC). Their role in mediating adverse effects of Donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies (DSA) towards cardiac…2016 American Transplant Congress
Morbidity and Mortality of Early Post-Operative Acute Kidney Injury in Cardiothoracic Transplant Recipients.
Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL.
Purpose: Early acute kidney injury (AKI) in cardiothoracic transplant recipients (CTTR) has not been well described; renal injury defined by the RIFLE criteria has been…2016 American Transplant Congress
A New Diagnostic Score for Microvascular Inflammation in Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Heart Transplantation.
BackgroundThe ISHLT working formulation defines Intravascular Activated Mononuclear Cells (IAMC) as one of the histopathologic features of antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) in heart transplantation. However, no…2016 American Transplant Congress
Calcineurin Inhibitor (CNI) Delay with ATG Induction: Teaching an Old Dog, New Tricks.
CNI delay early after heart transplantation is a recommended therapeutic option according to ISHLT guidelines. However, there exist only few published data on feasibility of…
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