2021 American Transplant Congress
State-level Trend in the Prevalence of Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis for Liver Transplant Candidates in the United States, 2001-2017
1Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, 2Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: As variation in the prevalence of obesity across states continues to grow, the prevalence of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is also rising. However, little is…2021 American Transplant Congress
Recipient Selector for Donation After Cardiac Death Allografts
*Purpose: Donation after cardiac death (DCD) allografts might represent one of the largest untapped sources of liver allografts. Our aim was to identify independent donor…2021 American Transplant Congress
High and Low Frequency Domino Liver Transplantation Centers Demonstrate Similar Outcomes
Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: For patients with transthyretin (TTR) Amyloidosis, the only disease modifying treatment is an orthotopic liver transplant. However, because of the nature of this disease,…2021 American Transplant Congress
Development of a Rat Model of Antibody-Mediated Rejection After Liver Transplantation
*Purpose: Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) is a refractory rejection after donor-specific antibody (DSA)-positive or ABO blood-type incompatible liver transplantation (LT), due at least in part to…2021 American Transplant Congress
Combined Heart-liver Transplantation in Patients with Familial Amyloidosis – Analysis of Optn/Unos Database
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: We compared the outcomes after combined heart-liver transplant (CHLT) for patients with Familial Amyloidosis (FA) versus other indications (primary cardiac:congenital heart disease and idiopathic…2021 American Transplant Congress
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Non-Liver Transplant Patients
*Purpose: The global prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is rising at an alarming rate, driven in large part by an increased incidence of…2021 American Transplant Congress
A Shift in Paradigm: Phosphatidylethanol Testing to Monitor for and Address Alcohol Recidivism Following Liver Transplantation
*Purpose: Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is a phospholipid that forms in the presence of ethanol with a long half-life compared to other alcohol detection tests. PEth testing…2021 American Transplant Congress
No Benefit of Antithymocyte Globulin in Living Donor Liver Transplant Recipients
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Acute rejection after liver transplant is associated with increased risk of graft failure and mortality. Reports on rejection rates in living donor liver transplants…2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Liver Acuity Circles on Timing of Donor Procurements
University of Miami, Miami, FL
*Purpose: The Acuity Circles (AC) policy in liver transplantation led to broader organ sharing, whereby many organ procurement organization (OPOs) had to coordinate organ offers…2021 American Transplant Congress
AM PAC Scores and Liver Transplant Resource Utilization
*Purpose: Activity Measure for Post-Acute Care (AM-PAC) is a tool utilized to assess three functional domains: basic mobility, daily activities, and applied cognition. Previous studies…
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