2017 American Transplant Congress
Preoperative Pulmonary Hypertension Is Not Associated with Adverse Outcomes After Lung Transplantation.
Purpose: The effect of preoperative pulmonary hypertension (PH)[mdash]that is, mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) of 25mmHg or higher[mdash]on lung transplantation (LTx) outcomes is debatable.Methods: We…2017 American Transplant Congress
Racial Disparities in Self-Care Among Liver Transplant Candidates.
Background: Liver transplantation evaluation is demanding on liver transplant candidates. Self-care skills are essential for successful progression through the transplantation process. Self-care difference may explain…2017 American Transplant Congress
Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplant (SPK) – The New Standard of Care for Uremic Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM).
Surgery, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
Introduction: While a SPK is now considered standard of care for uremic T1 DM patients, it is not for T2DM (despite similar medical issues). The…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Effects of Aspirin on Major Adverse Cardiac Events and Kidney Allograft Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis.
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
BACKGROUND: The use of aspirin in chronic kidney disease patients has been shown to reduce myocardial infarction but may increase major bleeding. However, its effects…2017 American Transplant Congress
A Brief Frailty Assessment and Outcomes Among Candidates for Liver Transplantation.
Introduction: As frailty correlates with post-transplant outcomes, brief frailty measures are needed in clinical practice to appropriately risk stratify LT candidates. We used an abbreviated…2017 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes Following Colectomy in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Kidney transplant recipients (KTR), like the general population, often require surgical procedures for non-transplant related issues. Given the need for lifelong immunosuppression and the physiologic…2017 American Transplant Congress
Single Kidney Transplantation from DCD Maastricht Category 3 Donors ≥ 60 Years: Is It Safe?
Aim. Compared to DBD, DCD kidneys show higher rates of primary non function (PNF), DGF, rejection, and premature transplant (Tx) loss. Some authors have advised…2017 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of Simple Indices Based on a Single Fasting Blood Sample in Search for an Optimal Tool to Estimate Beta Cell Function After Islet Transplantation.
Background:Precise yet logistically feasible evaluation of beta-cell function is extremely important after islet allotransplantation. We investigated the utility and possible limitations of indices using only…2017 American Transplant Congress
Expanded Criteria for HCC in Liver Transplantation.
Introduction: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the sixth most common cancer worldwide and the third highest cause of death related to malignancy. Since HCC diagnosis is…2017 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes Following Reduction of Immunosuppression in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients with Cryptococcosis.
Background: Cryptococcosis (crypto) is the third most common fungal infection in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. Although reduction of immunosuppression (IS) may improve patient outcomes…
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