2017 American Transplant Congress
To Accept or Not Accept, That Is the Question: Donor Heart Selection Process and Outcome of Discarded Organs Transplanted in Another Center.
Purpose: The decision making process to accept a donor heart is very complicated, subjective and less associated with evidence based decisions. In this analysis we…2017 American Transplant Congress
Statins in Liver Transplant Recipients: Rates of Use, Mortality and Rejection.
Introduction:Liver transplant recipients are prone to developing metabolic syndrome following transplant, likely secondary to immunosuppressant use. Among those with metabolic syndrome, the rate of cardiovascular…2017 American Transplant Congress
Minimal Effect of Broader Heart Sharing on Regional Outcomes.
The OPTN/UNOS Heart Subcommittee proposed a revision to policy 6 (Allocation of Hearts and Heart-Lungs) to better address heart transplant candidate medical urgency. They developed…2017 American Transplant Congress
Malignancy in Patients Undergoing Simultaneous Heart-Liver and Heart-Kidney Transplant.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Purpose: While evidence suggests that patients undergoing simultaneous heart-liver and heart-kidney transplant may have improved immunoprotection from allograft rejection versus patients undergoing heart transplant only,…2017 American Transplant Congress
Trends in the Number and Medical Urgency of Adult Heart Transplant Candidates Listed as Status 1A from 2006-2015.
The wider geographic sharing of hearts in 2006 may have had unintended consequences for transplant center listing behavior. This project examines trends in the number…2017 American Transplant Congress
Implementing a Successful DCD Heart Programme to the United Kingdom.
Organ Donation and Transplantation, NHS Blood and Transplant, Bristol, United Kingdom
The UK has the most successful DCD heart programme in the world which has primarily been developed in one region in England. Due to a…2017 American Transplant Congress
Precise Antibody Characterization Using Multiple Solid Phase Assay Platforms Is Critical for Accurate Virtual Crossmatching.
Purpose: Virtual crossmatch (VXM) has been utilized in heart transplant (txp) for more than a decade. Many labs base the VXM solely on single antigen…2017 American Transplant Congress
Impact of NODAT on Post-Transplant Survival – An Analysis of UNOS Data.
University Hospital Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland
Background: New Onset Diabetes After Transplantation (NODAT) is common and may adversely affect long-term patient survival. Impact of NODAT on patient survival in heart transplantation…2017 American Transplant Congress
Redefining Pediatric Heart Status 1A and 1B Criteria: Results of Early Policy Evaluation.
Background. On March 22, 2016, changes to the definitions of pediatric Status 1A and 1 B criteria were implemented in the US. These changes were…2017 American Transplant Congress
Immunosuppressive Therapy and Acute Rejection in Combined Heart and Kidney Transplantation.
University of Louisville, Louisville
Background. This study evaluated the management of immunosuppressive therapy and the incidence of acute heart rejection within 1 year from concomitant heart-kidney transplantation (cHTKx) compared…
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