2016 American Transplant Congress
Role of Cardiac Evaluation and Management in Kidney and Liver Transplant Candidates.
Cardiac evaluation and risk stratification prior to kidney and liver transplantation can be critical to patient selection and outcomes.Methods: We assessed the impact of cardiac…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Pre-Transplant Infections on Post-Liver Transplant Outcomes.
Background: Pre- and Post-liver transplant infections are a common cause of morbidity and mortality in orthotopic liver transplant (OLT) patients. How pre-transplant infections affect early…2016 American Transplant Congress
Subnormothermic Machine Perfusion (SNMP) Leads to Increased Bile Production and Secretion of Hydrophilic Bile Acids After Liver Transplantation When Compared to Cold Storage (CS).
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh.
Background: Bile production during machine perfusion and after transplantation has been used as marker of liver allograft viability and function. This study aimed to assess…2016 American Transplant Congress
High Efficacy of Ledipasvir/Sofosbuvir with Ribavirin in HCV Genotype-1 Infected Patients with Decompensated Liver Disease: Analysis by MELD Score from the SOLAR-1 and SOLAR-2 Trials.
Introduction: HCV infected patients with decompensated liver disease have significant morbidity & mortality. The efficacy & safety of LDV/SOF + RBV was evaluated in a…2016 American Transplant Congress
Pretransplant Serum Hyaluronic Acid Can Be a Prognostic Predictor in Adult-to-Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation.
Objectives:Recently, hyaluronic acid (HA) levels of the solution during graft preservation has been reported to be associated with primary non function in deceased donor liver…2016 American Transplant Congress
Transplants without Borders – A Project for In Locus Training of New Transplants Centers in Brazil.
The regional disparity in transplant activity is a huge problem in Brazil and in other countries. Brazilian transplant centers are concentrated in the coastal states,…2016 American Transplant Congress
Fifty Is the New 40? An Argument to Uncap the MELD Score.
Background: The MELD score is used to prioritize patients awaiting liver transplantation (LT) and has been capped at 40 to prevent transplant futility in patients…2016 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Liver Function of Deceased Liver Transplantation Using Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Positive Grafts.
Background: Deceased donors with hepatitis B [HBs Ag(+)] were not recommended to recover the livers for liver transplantation. However, in endemic area of hepatitis B…2016 American Transplant Congress
Tipping the Scales: Liver Transplant Outcomes of the Super Obese.
Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington.
Objective: We aim to study outcomes in liver transplant recipients with BMI >50 using the UNOS database.Methods: We reviewed patients undergoing liver transplantation recorded in…2016 American Transplant Congress
Decellularized Rat Liver Scaffolds Support Multilineage Xenogenic and Heterogenic Cell Growth.
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Background:Recent years have seen a proliferation of methods leading to successful organ decellularization. Nonetheless, the ability to reproducibly generate a robust recellularized construct remains challenging.…
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