2016 American Transplant Congress
Early Hospital Readmission After Kidney Transplantation: Seasonality, Causes and Prognosis.
Background: In the general population, 30-day hospital readmission rate is a well-accepted quality metric and a predictor of mortality. A growing body of data suggests…2016 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of mRNA Gene Profiles in Plasma Exosome to Predict Risk for Antibody-Mediated Rejection (ABMR) of Renal Allografts.
Background: ABMR is a major obstacle for successful transplant in HLA-sensitized (HS) patients. Complement-mediated and antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) are primarily mechanisms for ABMR. Previously…2016 American Transplant Congress
Is SVR Associated with Improved Hepatic Function in Hepatitis C Gen 1 Pts with Cirrhosis 1 Year After Completing Treatment with Sofosbuvir + Simeprevir +/- Ribavirin?
Background: Combination antiviral therapy involving Sofosbuvir (SOF) & Simeprevir (SIM) +/- Ribavirin (RBV) is a relatively safe & effective Tx option in pts with gen…2016 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Preoperative Body Composition on Outcomes After Living Donor Liver Transplantation.
Background: Skeletal muscle depletion has been shown to be an independent predictor of lower overall survival in various diseases. In surgical fields, however, the significance…2016 American Transplant Congress
Is Pretransplant Determination of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Tumor Grade Using Needle Biopsy Reliable for Transplant Candidate Selection? Analysis of 217 Liver Transplant Recipients.
Department of Surgery, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
Objective: Despite the prognostic significance of tumor grade and vascular invasion for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), preoperative needle biopsy (PNB) is not routinely utilized…2016 American Transplant Congress
Probability, Risk Factors, and Long-Term Outcomes of Biliary Complications After Hepatic Artery Thrombosis in Adult Liver Transplant Recipients: 20 Years Experience from a Single Center.
General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT) after liver transplantation (LT) is a devastating complication associated with ischemic biliary cholangiopathy (IBC) that can occur even after successful revascularization.…2016 American Transplant Congress
Beyond the Bones – The Association Between Vitamin D, Graft Outcomes and Vascular Disease.
1UPMC, Pittsburgh; 2University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom.
Background: Vitamin D deficiency in KTRs is an emerging theme. The purported associations between Vitamin D deficiency and various metabolic, cardiovascular and non-metabolic adverse events…2016 American Transplant Congress
Prediction of Patient Survival After Kidney Transplantation: Construction, Validation and Evaluation of Decision Models Using Data Mining Approaches.
Understanding the risk factors that predispose to death is important in order to deliver the most appropriate therapy to patients (pts) with kidney transplantation (Tx).…2016 American Transplant Congress
Elevated Lung Shunt Fraction as an Independent Predictor of Local Disease Progression and Metastasis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Purpose: To establish a relationship between lung shunt fraction (LSF) and local disease progression as well as the development of metastatic disease.Materials and Methods: A…2016 American Transplant Congress
Predictive Value of Preoperation Serum Gamma-Glutamyltranspeptidase for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Prognosis After Liver Transplantation.
Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Objectives: The aims of this study were to evaluate the prognostic value of preoperative serum gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase (γ-GGT) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) underwent liver…
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