2022 American Transplant Congress
Pulmonary Function Tests and Liver Transplantation
*Purpose: Liver transplant recipients have a high risk of developing postoperative pulmonary complications. Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are expensive and often incapable of predicting patients…2022 American Transplant Congress
Role of Circulating Tumour Cells in the Management of the Liver Transplant Patient with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
*Purpose: For hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), liver transplantation (LT) is considered a curative treatment, however, more than 10% of transplant recipients have recurrences within the first…2022 American Transplant Congress
Combined Heart-Liver Transplantation for Failing Fontan Physiology: A Large Single Center Comparative Analysis
*Purpose: The rate of combined heart-liver transplantation (HLT) has tripled in the last decade, and continues to rise along with the number of patients with…2022 American Transplant Congress
Basiliximab Provides Similar Efficacy and Renal Recovery in Steroid-Minimal Liver Transplantation
*Purpose: Due to nephrotoxic effects of tacrolimus, previous studies have evaluated the utility of basiliximab to delay or reduce tacrolimus for renal preservation in orthotopic…2022 American Transplant Congress
Higher Hepatocellular Carcinoma Tumor Burden Score is Associated with Grater Liver Transplant Survival Benefit
*Purpose: Liver transplantation(LT) is the best treatment option for early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) and cirrhosis. However, patients with various tumor burdens receive identical listing priority, despite…2022 American Transplant Congress
Does Machine Perfusion of Heart for Donation After Cardiac Death (DCD) Transplantation Affect Other Organ Outcomes?
*Purpose: Machine perfusion of heart for donation after cardiac death (DCD) transplants is being increasingly utilized. Initial protocol of the heart machine perfusion for the…2022 American Transplant Congress
Role for Club Cell Secretory Protein in Inducing Exosomes and Activation of Immune Responses in Lung Transplanted Recipients for Cystic Fibrosis
*Purpose: Our lab has demonstrated that lower club cell secretory protein leads to immune responses to donor HLA and lung self-antigens (Collagen V, Kα1 Tubulin),…2022 American Transplant Congress
End-to-Side Splenic to Hepatic Artery Reconstruction in Liver Transplant: A Case Series
Department of Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT
*Purpose: Optimal hepatic artery (HA) blood flow post-liver transplantation (LT) is necessary for long-term allograft success. HA thrombosis (HAT) contributes to significant morbidity and mortality…2022 American Transplant Congress
Adoptive Transfer OfMesenchymal Stem Cells Activates Hedgehog/SMO/Gli1 Signaling And Inhibits STING-mediated Innate Immune Response In Liver Transplant Inflammatory Injury
*Purpose: The stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway has been recognized as a crucial signaling cascade of the innate immune system. Activation of the Hedgehog…2022 American Transplant Congress
Measurement of Physical Activity and Frailty in the Early Post-Operative Period After Liver Transplant Surgery: Single-Center Pilot Study Using Fitbit Watch
Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Robust physical activity after liver transplant (LT) is an important determinant of long-term health. Patient and providers assessments of perioperative physical activity do not…
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