2022 American Transplant Congress
Benefits and Risks of Induction Immunosuppression Therapy in Pediatric Liver Transplantation
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: To investigate trends in induction therapy use in pediatric liver transplantation (LT) in the U.S. and evaluate the potential benefits and risks of induction…2022 American Transplant Congress
Plasma Galectin-3 is Predictive of Post-Transplant Infection in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Galectin-3 (Gal3) is a beta-galactoside binding lectin that plays a key role in inflammation and immune response. Infectious complications are common among pediatric liver…2021 American Transplant Congress
Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography for Pre-Liver Transplant Cardiovascular Risk Assessment: A Single Center Experience
*Purpose: Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is an established non-invasive imaging modality for diagnosing coronary artery disease (CAD), though its use for cardiovascular disease (CVD)…2021 American Transplant Congress
Galectin-3 Levels in Pediatric Cholestatic Liver Disease
*Purpose: Biliary atresia (BA) and other cholestatic liver diseases (CLD) are the most common indications for liver transplantation in children. Research on galectin-3, a protein…2021 American Transplant Congress
Varicella Hepatitis Mimicking Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-induced Liver Toxicity
*Purpose: Nivolumab is an anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody belonging to a class of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) used for many malignancies. A major limitation to their…2021 American Transplant Congress
Intestinal Insufficiency May Affect Outcomes After Pediatric Liver Transplantation
Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine if pre-transplant feeding intolerance is associated with poorer post-OLT (orthotopic liver transplant) outcomes in pediatric liver…2021 American Transplant Congress
Pediatric Donation During COVID-19 Pandemic
Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic led to a decrease in transplantation throughout the United States. We examined the impact of the pandemic in regards to the…2021 American Transplant Congress
Portal Hypertension Abrogates Trail Expression of Liver Resident Nk Cells via Il-33
Hiroshima Uni., Hiroshima, Japan
*Purpose: Portal vein hypertension (PHT) is associated with poor prognosis, risk factors for small graft syndrome, bloodstream infection, and acute rejection after living donor liver…2021 American Transplant Congress
Regional Trends in Liver Transplantation for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
*Purpose: This study aims to evaluate regional trends in liver transplantation (LT) among adults in the United States (US) with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), with particular…2021 American Transplant Congress
Artificial Neural Network Application for MELDNa Prediction
1University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: The adoption of MELDNa decreased 90-days mortality on patients waiting for liver transplant (LT); however, there are no tools available to predict MELDNa trajectories…
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