Articles tagged "N/A"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Pancreatic Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (MSC) Contain a Subset of Islet Progenitor Cells Capable of Regenerating Islets and Reversing Diabetes
C. M. Darden¹, S. Vasu², K. Kumano¹, Y. Liu², P. Saravanan³, B. Naziruddin², M. Lawrence²
¹Institute of Biomedical Studies, Waco, TX, ²Baylor University Medical Ctr, Dallas, TX, ³Transplant Surgery Department, VCU, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: To identity islet precursor cells residing in pancreatic MSC culture preparations that contribute to islet regeneration and restoration of islet cell function in both…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Accuracy of the ICD-10 Diagnostic Codes for Kidney Transplant Rejection and Failure
D. Massicotte-Azarniouch¹, M. Sood², D. Fergusson³, M. Chassé⁴, A. Tinmouth⁵, G. Knoll²
¹Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ²Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³Clinical Epidemiology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁴Medicine, University of Montreal, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁵Hematology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Clinical research requires that diagnostic codes captured from routinely collected health administrative data accurately identify individuals with a disease. In this study, we examined…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Bedside Ultrasound to Assess for Sarcopenia in Cirrhotic Patients Undergoing Inpatient Liver Transplant Evaluation
M. Aguilar¹, E. A. Rodriguez¹, A. Andrekus², S. Buckner-Petty², N. Dahiya², E. J. Carey²
¹GI/Hepatology, Mayo-Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, ²Mayo-Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ
*Purpose: Sarcopenia is routinely assessed during outpatient evaluation for liver transplant (LT) candidacy in cirrhotic patients as it is associated with poor clinical outcomes. Skeletal…
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First Case of Simultaneous Living Related Parathyroid- and Kidney Transplantation Into a Child
N. Vallant¹, M. Sinha², P. Gogalniceanu¹, M. Cheung², C. Boffa³, M. Irving², P. Carroll², J. Hubbard¹, R. Gokmen¹, N. Ware², N. Mamode¹, N. Kessaris¹
¹Renal Transplant and Vascular Access, Guy's Hospital London, London, United Kingdom, ²Renal Transplant and Vascular Access, Evelina London Children's Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ³Renal Transplant and Vascular Access, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Inherited hypoparathyroidism can lead to life threatening episodes of hypocalcaemia as well as to end stage renal failure at a young age. We are…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Alterations in Left Ventricular Wall Thickness after Cardiac Transplantation
C. K. Alvarez, O. Saeed, S. R. Patel, E. Borukhov, U. Jorde
Advanced Heart Failure, Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein, Bronx, NY
*Purpose: We investigated changes in cardiac wall thickness of donor hearts over time, including the peri-operative OHT period (within 4 days after transplantation) and up…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Older Livers Should Not Be Utilized in Pediatric Liver Transplantation
M. MacConmara, C. Feizpour, A. Aqul, D. Desai, P. Vagefi, S. Hanish, L. DeGregorio, C. S. Hwang
UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Organ scarcity in liver transplantation has required expansion of the acceptable criteria used for donor selection. The utilization of older donors (>60 years) has…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Changes in Body Composition One Year after Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy in Living Kidney Donors
H. Fukuhara¹, Y. Watarai¹, S. Narumi¹, N. Goto¹, T. Hiramitsu¹, M. Okada¹, K. Futamura¹, T. Tomosugi¹, A. Kanda¹, T. Nawano¹, N. Tsuchiya²
¹Department of Transplant Nephrology and Surgery, Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Myoukentyou, Japan, ²Department of Urology, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata City, Iidanishi, Japan
*Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of surgery on living donors’ body composition and to clarify the factors related to…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Effects of Alpha-1 Proteinase Replacement Continuation Post-Lung Transplantation in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency: A Single Center Case Series
M. Bremer, A. Feist, M. Mariski, G. Yung, T. Floreth, E. Schonhoft, G. Schooler, E. Golts, K. Afshar
Lung Transplant, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
*Purpose: Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) accounts for approximately 6% of all lung transplants (LTx) performed annually. The benefit of replacement with alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor (A1-PI)…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of Cytomegalovirus and Role of Reduced Dose Valganciclovir in Kidney Transplant Recipients
A. Szczepanik¹, E. Metzker¹, C. Burrelli¹, K. Chavin²
¹Pharmacy, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, ²Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Valganciclovir (VGC) is the optimal agent for preventing cytomegalovirus (CMV) but its use is limited by cost and leukopenia. Reduced dose VGC (rVGC) has…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Surgical Nephrectomy of the Native Kidneys: Greater Cardiovascular Benefit in Renal Transplant Recipients?
J. Sleiman, G. Soler Pujol, L. Brukman, G. Laham, M. Schiavone, C. Castellaro, C. Diaz
Nephrology, CEMIC, Caba, Argentina
*Purpose: The survival of the graft in patients (px) with renal transplantation (RT) depends on multiple cardiovascular (CV) factors. With CKD progression, sympathetic activity increases,…