2017 American Transplant Congress
Neutering Worsens Liver Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Both Male and Female Mice.
Introduction: Ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) causes significant morbidity in liver transplantation and other surgical scenarios. A better understanding of the molecular mechanisms of IRI is required…2017 American Transplant Congress
Histone Deacetylase Inhibition Mitigates Liver Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Mice.
Introduction: Ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) causes significant morbidity in liver transplantation and other surgical scenarios. A better understanding of the molecular mechanisms of IRI is required…2017 American Transplant Congress
Safety of Statin Therapy After Liver Transplantation.
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a leading cause of long-term mortality in transplant patients. A risk factor for CVD is hyperlipidemia, where the treatment is…2017 American Transplant Congress
Identify Clinical and Masked Hypertension and Management Strategies in Pediatric Liver Transplant Patients.
BACKGROUND: Hypertension (HTN) occurs after solid organ transplant and may have an impact on future cardiovascular disease and associated co-morbidities. Little has been reported on…2017 American Transplant Congress
Are ICD-9 V Codes Representative of the Liver Transplant Wait List?
Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background: Disparities in liver transplantation once wait listed are well-described, but little is known about how and why only 20% of end-stage liver disease patients…2017 American Transplant Congress
Geographic Differences in Secular Trends of Liver Supply and Demand.
1JHU, Baltimore; 2US Naval Academy, Annapolis
Geographic disparities in access to deceased donor liver transplant reflect geographically disparate levels of supply of and demand for organs. Proposed policy changes like redistricting…2017 American Transplant Congress
Benefit of Anti-Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin(HBIG) Monotherapy Compared to HBIG Combined with Entecavir in Long Term Renal Function.
Background: To reduce the HBV reinfection after liver transplantation, anti-hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) alone or combination with antiviral nucleotide analogues are usually used regimen. However,…2017 American Transplant Congress
Type of Surgical Procedures and Clinical Significance of Calcineurin Inhibitor Temporary Discontinuation Regarding LT Recipients Undergoing Major Elective Surgery.
Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Background As patients increasingly have undergone live transplantation (LT) and improved expected survival rate, there is a growing population of LT recipient undergoing elective surgery…2017 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy and Safety of Everolimus with Reduced Tacrolimus or Cyclosporine in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients: 12-Month Results from H2305 Study.
1H2305 Study Group, St Louis; 2Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland
Purpose: Everolimus (EVR) facilitated calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) reduction has shown improved renal function (RF) without compromising efficacy in adult liver transplant recipients (LTxR). Here we…2017 American Transplant Congress
Contemporary Outcomes and Risk Factors of Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease After Liver Transplant.
Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Introduction:Acute graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD) is a rare complication of orthotopic liver transplant (LT) that has an estimated incidence of 0.1%-2% per year. This complication of OLT…
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