2016 American Transplant Congress
Why Do African American Patients Display Disparities in Renal Graft Function Following Renal Transplantation?
Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess disparities in post-operative mortality and graft failure among patients of African and European ancestry undergoing kidney…2016 American Transplant Congress
Gene Expression Levels of Advanced Heart Failure Patients in Terms of Coagulation and Its Effect within Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome.
Medicine Cardiology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
MOD is progressive organ failure amongst 2 or more organs. Innate-immunity/inflammation-related coagulopathies can cause disseminated clotting in vasculature leading to organ failure. Purpose is to…2016 American Transplant Congress
Defining Frailty in Liver Transplant Recipients.
PURPOSETo define frailty in the liver transplant (OLT) population to optimize care and assist in predicting post OLT outcomes.METHODSAll adult primary OLT patients from 01/2010…2016 American Transplant Congress
Early Impact of the New Kidney Allocation System (KAS) in Highly Sensitized Patients.
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
PurposeHighly sensitized (HS) patients, defined as a PRA of 99-100% are awarded additional priority points in the new KAS instituted December 2014. We evaluated the…2016 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Aorto-Hepatic Conduit During Liver Transplantation – A 31-Year, Single Center Experience.
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
IntroductionCreation of aorto-hepatic conduits (AC) is often required during liver transplantation (LT). AC may be planned, or may be required urgently intraoperatively. This study was…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…
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