2015 American Transplant Congress
Post-Transplantation Immunoadsorption Can Be Safely Withheld After ABO-Incompatible Kidney Transplantation
Background: After ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation, postoperative plasma exchange (PE) or immunoadsorption (IA) is performed per protocol or depending on postoperative A/B-titers to prevent acute rejection.…2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Serial Change of Donor Specific Antibodies On the Graft Outcomes After Liver Transplantation
Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the acute rejection rate and graft function after liver transplantation according to pre-transplantation donor specific antibody (DSA) status and…2015 American Transplant Congress
Intrapatient Variability of Tacrolimus Blood Concentrations Following Renal Transplant – Acute Rejection or No Connection?
Background: A high degree of intrapatient variability (IPV) of tacrolimus blood concentrations has been associated with poor long-term outcome (1). Periods of under-exposure with increased…2015 American Transplant Congress
T-Cell Immune Function Vs. Gene Expression Profiling for Heart Transplant Rejection
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA.
Purpose: Non-invasive immune monitoring of heart transplant (HTx) patients (pts) is increasing in use. The AlloMap® blood test has proven helpful in surveillance of cardiac…
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