2015 American Transplant Congress
Longitudinal Multi-Omic Profiling of Genes and Pathways Underlying Cardiac Allograft Rejection
Our ability to treat cardiac allograft rejection in both acute and chronic states is typically limited by poor existing biomarkers to predict the occurrence of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of a Three-Dose Basiliximab Induction Immunosuppression Regimen in Adult Heart Transplant Recipients
University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA.
Background: Calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) are essential agents in most orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) anti-rejection regimens. However, nephrotoxicity limits their use in the immediate post-OHT period,…2015 American Transplant Congress
Risk of HLA Antibody Sensitization in Pediatric Heart Failure Patients Pre/Post Berlin VAD Procedure and Pre/Post Heart Transplantation
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX.
The Berlin Heart Excor Ventricular Assist Device (Berlin VAD) was designed for use in children with heart failure. The Berlin VAD has allowed for successful…2015 American Transplant Congress
Influence of POR*28 Genotype on Tacrolimus Disposition in Heart Transplant Recipients
Polymorphisms in P450 oxidoreductase (POR) have been shown to modulate CYP3A activity and alter the pharmacokinetics of CYP3A substrates, such as tacrolimus (TAC). The objective…2015 American Transplant Congress
Can Gene-Expression Profiling Score Help Explain the Adverse Clinical Outcomes Seen in Gender-Mismatched Heart Transplants?
Background: Gene-expression profiling (GEP) testing, in conjunction with clinical assessment, is an established laboratory test intended to aid in the identification of acute cellular rejection…2015 American Transplant Congress
Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA Is Stable in Non-Rejecting Heart Transplant Recipients in the CARGO II Multicenter Trial
1CareDx, Inc, Brisbane, CA; 2Drexel University, University of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.
Purpose: An elevated fraction of donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) detected in the venous blood of recipients has been shown to be correlated to rejection of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Molecular Testing for Microcirculation Injury Enhances the Assessment of Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Human Cardiac Allograft Biopsies
BACKGROUND: Despite continuous attempts to refine diagnostic consensus, accurate assessment of Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) is an ongoing unmet need. The microcirculation represents the primary target…2015 American Transplant Congress
Molecular Correlates of Endothelial mTOR Activation in Heart Transplants Recipients
Paris Transplant Group & ATAGC, Paris - Edmonton, France.
BackgroundThe detection of phosphorylated effectors of the mTOR pathway in endothelial cells has been associated with in allograft rejection in animal models. The aim of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Single-Center Analysis of Adult, Combined Heart-Liver Transplant (CHLT) Recipients
Background: Combined heart-liver transplantation (CHLT) is life-saving for patients with end-stage heart-liver diseases. This is a review of patients who underwent CHLT at a single-center.Methods:…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Use of Eculizumab to Treat the Highly Sensitized Patient Awaiting Heart Transplant
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA.
Purpose: Highly sensitized patients (pts) awaiting heart transplantation remain a significant challenge due to prolonged often prohibitive wait times for suitable organs and increased rejection…
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