2020 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy of Radiofrequency Ablation in the Treatment of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Compensated Liver Disease: A Pathological Evaluation of Liver Explants
*Purpose: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a safe and effective treatment for patients with limited hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Ablative outcomes have been largely based on radiological…2020 American Transplant Congress
Effectiveness of Preemptive Therapy in the Prevention of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Disease in High-Risk (Donor Seropositive/Recipient Seronegative) Liver Transplant Recipients
Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Guidelines recommend preemptive therapy (PET) as one strategy for prevention of CMV disease in high risk liver transplant recipients (LTR). However, questions have been…2020 American Transplant Congress
Increasing Utilization of Anonymous Nondirected Living Liver Donors in the United States
*Purpose: Recently, there has been growth in the rate of living donor liver transplantation in the U.S. Increasingly, liver transplant programs are evaluating potential anonymous…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Association of Body Weight Gain/Change and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence after Liver Transplant
*Purpose: Functional recovery in liver transplant recipients is commonly confounded by weight changes relating to various aspects of liver disease such as cachexia, ascites and…2020 American Transplant Congress
Live Donor Liver Transplant Offers Higher Survival, Improved Quality of Liver and Lower Morbidity for Recipients with Low MELD Score
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: The shortage of cadaveric liver grafts contributes to significant waitlist mortality. Patients with low MELD-Na score (2020 American Transplant Congress
Alcohol Relapse after Liver Transplant for Alcohol-Related Cirrhosis: A Longitudinal Assessment of Risk Factors for Relapse and Long-Term Survival
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: Relapse to alcohol after liver transplant (LT) is common but likely underreported in patients with alcohol-related cirrhosis (AC). The aim of this study was…2020 American Transplant Congress
Serum Cystatin C Predicts Kidney-Related Outcomes and Transplant-Free Survival in Patients with End-Stage Liver Disease and Low Body Mass Index
*Purpose: Liver transplant (LT) candidates with sarcopenia are disadvantaged by creatinine-based assessment of renal function as creatinine overestimates glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Low body mass…2020 American Transplant Congress
Atrial Fibrillation Predicts Inferior Survival in Liver Transplant Recipients of Advanced Age in a Large Multicenter U.S. Cohort
*Purpose: More liver transplants (LT) are being performed in patients >65 years (y) - a population with higher rates of cardiovascular (CV) disease. It is…2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact and Outcomes of Primary Cytomegalovirus Infection in Seronegative Abdominal Solid Organ Transplant Recipients of Cytomegalovirus Unexposed Donors (D-/R-)
1UWHC, Madison, WI, 2UWMF, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Primary cytomegalovirus infection (CMV) in high risk (D+/R-) abdominal solid organ transplant recipients (aSOTRs) is well described, however there is a paucity of literature…2020 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation from Donors after Circulatory Death Using “tPA”Protocol: The University of Miami Experience
University of Miami, Miami Transplant Institute, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Expansion of liver transplantation (LT) from donors after circulatory death (DCD) has been increasingly used to overcome the persistent organ shortage and long waiting…
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