Articles tagged "Survival"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Increased Post-Operative Ventilation Time in Lung Transplant Recipients with Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction
E. Klipsch¹, R. Rachwan², I. KutKut³, D. Roe², C. Hage², T. Hathaway¹, R. S. Mangus²
¹Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, ²IU Health, Indianapolis, IN, ³New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, New York, NY
*Purpose: Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction has been shown to be associated with increased morbidity in bilateral lung transplant recipients with pulmonary artery hypertension. It has…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Antibody-Suppressor CD8⁺ T Cells Ameliorate Antibody-Mediated Rejection Following Kidney Transplant in Mice
J. M. Zimmerer¹, J. L. Han¹, Q. Zeng², B. A. Ringwald¹, C. Cassol¹, R. Warren¹, M. Abdel-Rasoul¹, C. K. Breuer², G. L. Bumgardner¹
¹Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ²Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: We previously reported the novel alloantibody suppressor activity of alloprimed CXCR5+IFN-γ+CD8+ T cells following hepatocellular transplant in mice. We utilized a murine kidney transplant…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Preemptive Kidney Transplantation: Is There a Role for ABO Incompatible Transplantation?
M. N. Mustian¹, B. A. Shelton¹, P. A. MacLennan¹, R. D. Reed¹, G. McGwin¹, B. J. Orandi¹, D. Sawinski², V. Kumar¹, J. E. Locke¹
¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Barriers to kidney transplantation (KT) exist, including ABO incompatibility (ABOi) between potential living kidney donors and transplant candidates. Incompatible pairs can undergo desensitization or…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Implication of Melanocortin Receptors in Alloimmunity
M. Uehara, B. S. Al Dulaijan, J. Azzi, R. Abdi
Transplantation Research Center, Renal, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Recent studies have indicated the importance of the melanocortin pathway in the regulation of immune responses. In particular, the role that melanocortin receptors (MCRs)…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Side-to-Side Cavocavostomy versus Traditional Piggyback Implantation in Liver Transplantation
T. Lee, V. Dhar, M. Morris, L. Winer, A. Cortez, L. Sage Silski, M. Cuffy, T. Diwan, R. Quillin, III, S. Shah
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
*Purpose: Side-to-side cavocavostomy (STSCC) is an alternative caval sparing implantation technique for liver transplantation (LT), but despite its technical ease compared to traditional piggyback (TP)…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Management of Dyslipidemia after Liver Transplantation
S. S. Patel¹, V. A. Rodriguez², M. B. Siddiqui¹, M. Faridnia³, F. Lin⁴, J. Laurenzano⁴, J. Clinton⁴, A. Chandrakumaran³, T. Reichman⁵, C. Bhati⁵, M. S. Siddiqui¹
¹Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ²Department of Bio-statistics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ⁴Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ⁵Department of Transplant Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a major cause of long-term mortality in liver transplant recipients (LTR). Adequate control of CVD risk factors like hypertension, diabetes,…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Basiliximab and Alemtuzumab for Lung Transplant Induction
S. Mietz¹, D. Roe², E. Lushin¹, E. Anderson¹, C. Hage²
¹Pharmacy, Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, IN, ²Pulmonary Critical Care, Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: Compare alemtuzumab and basiliximab used for lung transplant in terms of rejection, CLAD, and mortality.*Methods: A retrospective review of lung transplants performed between 2010…
2019 American Transplant Congress
A Priori Identification of Hard-to-Place Livers
A. Wey¹, N. Hadley¹, J. Rosendale², R. Hunter², J. Prinz², K. Audette¹, N. Salkowski¹, D. Zaun¹, J. Snyder³
¹SRTR, Minneapolis, MN, ²OPTN, Richmond, VA, ³SRTR, Mineeapolis, MN
*Purpose: Identification of hard-to-place deceased donor livers is important due to its potential role in expedited placement. Determining hard-to-place must be based on data available…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Actions Speak Louder Than Labs – The Impact of Dialysis Compliance on Posttransplant Outcomes
D. Sawinski¹, H. Lindner², J. Schults³, J. Locke⁴, P. Reese¹
¹Hospital of the U of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Non-adherence is a modifable risk factor for poor posttransplant outcomes. While the factors contributing to posttransplant non-adherence are complex, noncompliance with the dialysis prescription…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation for Acute Liver Failure: A 16 Year Experience with 214 Patients in the Post-MELD Era
R. McMillan, T. Ito, A. Aziz, A. Amin, A. Murray, J. DiNorcia III, V. G. Agopian, H. Yersiz, D. G. Farmer, R. W. Busuttil, F. M. Kaldas
Department of Surgery, The Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Liver transplantation (LT) remains the gold standard treatment for acute liver failure (ALF). Our center has previously reported outcomes in the pre-Model for End…