Articles tagged "Screening"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Pretransplant Infectious Diseases Wellness Visit on Vaccine Uptake in Solid Organ Transplant Candidates
J. Jarrah, Z. Hanna, J. Williams, J. McCorquodale, T. Párraga, S. Greenlee, O. Abreu Lanfranco, M. Ramesh, R. del Busto, G. Alangaden
Transplant Infectious Diseases, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Vaccination rates in solid organ transplant candidates (SOTc) remains suboptimal. We report the effect of a dedicated Infectious Disease Pre-transplant (IDPT) clinic visit on…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Rates Of Dermatology Follow-up And New Skin Cancer Diagnosis Among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients During The Covid-19 Pandemic
R. Saranath, J. Gomez, B. Fernandez, E. Shah, S. Michalak, I. Ahronowitz
USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs) are at an elevated risk of developing non-melanoma skin cancers. Routine dermatologic surveillance has been shown to improve skin…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Two-Week Protocol Biopsy in Renal Allograft: Feasibility, Safety, and Outcomes
M. Lim¹, K. Lee²
¹Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Protocol biopsy in renal allograft helps to early detect subclinical rejection (SCR) in patients who have no abnormal clinical and laboratory findings. Still, there…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Noninvasive Biomarkers for Allograft Monitoring After Intestinal Transplantation: Promising Early Results from a Novel Peptide, REG3α
C. P. Smullin¹, R. S. Venick², E. A. Marcus², B. V. Naini³, D. G. Farmer⁴
¹David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ³Pathology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: There is an urgent need for the discovery and application of noninvasive biomarkers to detect allograft rejection after intestinal transplantation (ITx). Calprotectin and citrulline…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Lack of Measles Immunity and Vaccination Rates in Patients Being Evaluated for Solid Organ Transplant: Missed Opportunities
C. Larsen¹, C. Kotton²
¹Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients are not eligible for live-vaccines, including the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, due to safety concerns on immunosuppression.…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Personalized Medicine Using Next-Generation Sequence for Kidney Transplant Recipients
J. Sanchez-Garcia, D. Morris, E. Darling, M. Dantis-Tan, J. Olson, K. Gaid, A. Raza, S. Anand
Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT
*Purpose: Tissue diagnosis definitely drives therapeutic and prognostic decisions amongst patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, patients with CKD often present late in the…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Sarcopenia Using L3 and Thigh Skeletal Muscle Index on Clinical Outcomes in Liver Transplantation Recipient
M. Lim, J. Kim
Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Cener, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Sarcopenia is defined as loss of muscle mass and function. It has been reported as a significant risk factor for outcome after Liver transplantation…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Seeing is Believing: Efficacy of a Video-Based Intervention in Improving Skin Cancer Risk Awareness and Preventative Strategies Among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
R. Saranath, J. Gomez, E. Shah, S. Michalak, R. Haughton, B. Fernandez, I. Ahronowitz
USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Despite improvement in their overall life expectancy, solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs) remain at elevated risk of developing non-melanoma skin cancers. Moreover, patients of…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Performance of 2021 Creatinine and Cystatin C Based Equations without Race in Living Kidney Transplant Donors
A. Liaqat, H. Sawaf, L. Cholin, S. Arrigain, A. Wee, J. Schold, J. Augustine, E. Poggio
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: New 2021 Creatinine (Cr) and Cystatin C (CysC) based GFR equations without the race factor have been refitted to perform better than either 2009…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography for Pre-Liver Transplant Cardiovascular Risk Assessment: A Single Center Experience
J. Rice¹, T. Genders², D. Groves², J. R. Burton¹, J. Moloo², R. Quaife², D. Vargas³, M. Kriss¹
¹Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ²Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ³Division of Radiology, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is an established non-invasive imaging modality for diagnosing coronary artery disease (CAD), though its use for cardiovascular disease (CVD)…