2017 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Analysis of Combined Liver-Lung Transplant Outcomes at a Single-Center.
1School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC; 2Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC
Purpose: Combined liver-lung transplantation (CLLT) is indicated in patients who would not be expected to survive transplantation of either organ alone. We present one of…2017 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Polymorphisms of UGT 1 A9 on the Prognosis of Renal Transplant Patients. Association with Digestive Tumors.
Nephrologist, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
The aim of this study was to evaluate the distribution of UGT1A9 promoter region T-275A and C-2152T single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in stable transplant patients…2017 American Transplant Congress
Importance of Acquisition of Carbapenemase (KPC)-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Single-Center Experience.
Background: Among multi-drug resistant bacteria, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) is recently spreading in several countries. Carbapenemase-producing (CP) Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) has great clinical importance because it could…2017 American Transplant Congress
Short-Term Combination Treatment of FK506 and Anti-CD40 Ligand Remarkably Prolong Allograft Survival Time in Mouse Skin Transplantation.
Background: It is well established that skin are more prone than kidney to rejection after transplantation and is difficult to archive allograft acceptance following normal…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Scleroderma Diagnosis on Lung Transplant Outcomes: A Single Center's Experience.
Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
Patients with scleroderma (SSC) associated restrictive lung disease (RD) and pulmonary hypertension (PH) are often turned down for lung transplant due to associated co-morbidities, particularly…2017 American Transplant Congress
Influence of Tacrolimus Metabolism Rate on Patients' Survival After Renal Transplantation.
Introduction: Tacrolimus (Tac) is an integral part of the immunosuppressive regimen after renal transplantation (RTx). A fast Tac metabolism rate defined as the Tac blood…2017 American Transplant Congress
Multicenter Validation of a Clinicopathologic Risk Score to Predict Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence Following Liver Transplantation: Analysis of 4984 Patients from the US Multicenter HCC Transplant Consortium.
Objective: Recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) following liver transplantation (LT) negatively impacts survival. Existing risk prediction models either lack external validation or limit their scope…2017 American Transplant Congress
VO2peak: A Significant Marker of All-Cause Mortality Among Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease Being Evaluated for Kidney Transplant.
1Mayo Clinic AZ, Phoenix; 2ASU, Tempe
Background: Peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak), obtained from cardiopulmonary exercise testing is a marker of functional capacity and a modifiable risk factor. VO2peak is a strong…2017 American Transplant Congress
Liver Regeneration in Porcine Hepatectomy Model.
Department of Transplantation Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background: Acute Liver Failure (ALF) is a serious condition. A substantial number of donor livers (10%) are used to save ALF patients. Supportive therapies such…2017 American Transplant Congress
A Nationwide Global Strategy for Kidney Transplantation with Controlled Cardiac Death Donor (cDCD) Has Improved Global Results. Spanish Multicentre SENTRA-GEODAS Group.
Background: Controlled donation after cardiac death (cDCD) programs are running in US for years and some European countries has recently started on it. National transplant…
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