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Dilution of Patient Sera Improves MFI Correlation with Complement Fixation in Solid Phase Assay Assessment.
Background: Median Fluorescent Intensity (MFI) by solid phase assays (SPA) has been used to determine risk of donor-recipient reaction prior to transplant. Inconsistency of this…2016 American Transplant Congress
Gene Expression Profiling Score and the Risk of Infection in Heart Transplant Recipients.
Purpose: This study assessed the association of gene expression profiling (GEP, AlloMap®) score with infections in heart transplant recipients (HTR). Although a GEP score below…2016 American Transplant Congress
Pregnancy Outcomes in 17 Female Heart Transplant Recipients with the Initial Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Defect.
The purpose of this study was to describe pregnancy in female heart recipients whose indication for transplantation was due to congenital heart defect. Data were…2016 American Transplant Congress
Characterization of T Regulatory Type 1 (Tr1) Cells in Naïve and Transplanted Non-Human Primates.
Center for Transplantation Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
BackgroundT regulatory Type 1 (Tr1) cells are peripheral CD4+FoxP3- regulatory T cells expressing CD49b and LAG-3 in mice and humans. Mouse Tr1 cells inhibit antigen-presenting…2016 American Transplant Congress
Qualitative Assessment of Patient-Perceived Treatment Burden Following Cardiac Transplantation.
Patient-perceived treatment burden (PPTB), i.e., “the work of being a patient,” following heart transplantation (HTx) can affect patients' experiences of care, sense of self-efficacy in…2016 American Transplant Congress
High-Risk Age Window for Graft Loss in Pediatric Lung and Heart Transplant Recipients.
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
Late adolescence and early adulthood is a high-risk age window for pediatric kidney graft loss, though not for pediatric liver graft loss. It is unknown…2016 American Transplant Congress
Donor-Recipient Race Matching Is Not Associated with Recipient Survival Following Heart Transplantation.
Purpose: The implications of donor and recipient race matching in heart transplantation are not clear. The objective of this communication is to quantify the association…2016 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of Postoperative Glycemic Control in Orthotopic Heart Transplant Recipients.
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University, New York.
Hyperglycemia may occur after solid organ transplantation because of stress, immunosuppressants, and diabetes mellitus. Glycemic control has been shown to decrease morbidity and mortality in…2016 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence of Polyreactive Innate-Like B Cells Among Graft-Infiltrating B Cells in Human Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy.
Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is a leading cause of death in long-term heart transplant survivors. Dense B cell infiltrates are common in heart transplants with…2016 American Transplant Congress
Predictors of Donor Heart Utilization in United States.
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
BackgroundOptimum use of donor organs can increase the reach of the transplant therapy to more patients on waitlist. The heart transplant (HTx) has remained stagnant…
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