2022 American Transplant Congress
Sarcopenia and Testosterone Deficiency with Chronic Liver Disease; Post-Liver Transplant Utility of Short Term Testosterone Replacement Therapy
1Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, 2Presbyterian, New York, NY
*Purpose: Chronic liver disease is often associated with testosterone deficiency. However, testosterone therapy does not improve survival. So far, after a successful liver transplant (LTx),…2022 American Transplant Congress
Evolution of Pretransplant Cardiac Risk Factor Burden and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Liver Transplant Recipients Over Time
Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: The aim of this study is to evaluate the evolution of MACE and pre-LT cardiac risk factors in LTRs over time.*Methods: This is a…2022 American Transplant Congress
Alloimmunization Against Red Blood Cell Antigens is Not Associated with Increased All Cause Mortality in Liver Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Liver transplantation (LT) is a life‐saving procedure for patients with end‐stage liver disease and transfusion therapy of LT patients remains a challenge. Improvement of…2022 American Transplant Congress
18 Month Impact of the National Liver Review Board
*Purpose: The National Liver Review Board (NLRB) was implemented 5/14/2019, establishing a national structure for liver exceptions comprised of three specialty review boards and a…2022 American Transplant Congress
Murine Intrahepatic Regulatory T Cells (TREGS) Modulate Acute Liver Inflammation by Promoting a Protective and Restorative Microenvironment
*Purpose: CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ Tregs are known to acquire tissue-specific features and develop cytoprotective and regenerative functions. The extent to which this applies to liver-resident Tregs is…2022 American Transplant Congress
Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA Across the Spectrum of Solid Organ Transplantation
1Baylor Scott & White Health, Temple, TX, 2CareDx, Inc, Brisbane, CA
*Purpose: Donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) is a robust and clinically useful analyte initially validated for kidney allograft surveillance. Emerging data support the utility of dd-cfDNA…2022 American Transplant Congress
Survival of the Fittest: The Rise in Liver Transplantation for Alcoholic Related Disease
*Purpose: The number of Orthotopic Liver Transplantation (OLT) performed for hepatitis C infection have decreased recently due to direct acting antiviral therapy. However, the number…2022 American Transplant Congress
Knowledge Gaps and Perceptions of Liver Disease and Liver Transplant Referral Serve as Barriers to Transplant Among Primary Care Providers in Non-Urban America
*Purpose: The path to liver transplant (LTX) typically begins with primary care providers(PCPs), and is dependent on timely referral to transplant centers. The referral patterns…2022 American Transplant Congress
Why is Adolescent Waitlist Mortality Higher for Status 1A Girls?
*Purpose: Although adolescent pediatric liver transplant candidates are a vulnerable population, they are often excluded from analyses due to small sample size and assignment of…2022 American Transplant Congress
Outcome of Solid Organ Transplantation in Candidates with Intellectual Disability: A Systematic Review
Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
*Purpose: The allocation of organs comes with an ethical discussion in patients with intellectual disability. Historically, intellectual disability was considered a relative contra-indication for organ…
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