2016 American Transplant Congress
Successful Prophylactic Use of Eculizumab in aHUS Kidney Transplant Patients: A Report of 9 Cases.
AHUS is a thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) triggered by alternate complement pathway (AP) dysregulation. In 60% of patients, a pathogenic variant can be identified in one…2016 American Transplant Congress
Prospective Randomized Controlled Study Evaluating the Impact of an Electronic Feedback System on Medication Adherence in Solid Organ Transplantation.
University of Chicago Transplant Center, University of Chicago, Chicago.
Purpose: To evaluate the impact of and electronic feedback system (EFS), SIMpill Medication Adherence System®, on medication adherence in patients who have received a solid…2016 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Transplant Loco-Regional Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Post-Transplant Outcomes: A National Study.
1Saint Louis Univ, Saint Louis; 2East Carolina Univ, Greenville.
Currently most transplant centers use loco-regional therapy to bridge liver transplant (LT) candidates with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, limited data are available to support the…2016 American Transplant Congress
Functional Status and Comorbidity Are Associated with High Costs After Liver Transplantation.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the clinical characteristics associated with high costs of liver transplantation (LT) at a large transplant center…2016 American Transplant Congress
Factors Associated with Acute Rejections in Kidney Transplant Recipients: Time for HLA-DR Matching in Elderly Recipients?
Nephrology, Charite Universitaetsmedizin, Berlin, Germany.
Background. Within the Eurotransplant Senior Allocation Program (ESP) HLA-matching is neglected,potentially causing inferior outcomes. There is a lack of data analysing the long-term immunologic outcomes…2016 American Transplant Congress
Complications of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Among Recipients of Kidney Transplants.
Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ.
Introduction: For patients undergoing percutanous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug-eluting stents, dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) is often used to prevent stent thrombosis. Kidney transplantation of…2016 American Transplant Congress
Intraoperative Blood Loss Is a Promoter of Early Tumor Recurrence in Liver Transplant Patients with High Risk Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Background:Currently, there is an increasing body of evidence that risk of early hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) relapse following liver transplantation (LT) may be promoted by mechanisms…2016 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplant Patient Preferences and Trade-Offs for Outcomes After Transplantation.
Aim: To evaluate preferences and trade-offs patients may accept to avoid adverse outcomes of long-term immunosuppression. Background: Patient preferences in clinical decisions are increasingly relevant,…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Role of Short-Term Ventricular Assist Device in Patients with Cardiogenic Shock – Is It Really a Solution?
Background: Low cardiac output syndrome is associated with significant mortality. In patients with refractory low cardiac output left ventricular assist devices (VAD) are used to…2016 American Transplant Congress
Strategies to Prevent Ischemic Cholangiopathy After Donation After Circulatory Death Donor Liver Transplantation.
Background: Donation after circulatory death (DCD) donor pool remains underutilized for liver transplantation (LT). We describe optimizing the “modifiable risk factors”, such as CIT, recipient…
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