Articles tagged "Vascular disease"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Identification and Determinants of Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy Trajectories after Heart Transplantation
G. Bonnet¹, G. Coutance¹, M. Racape¹, M. Raynaud¹, J. Van keer², M. Bories¹, S. Varnous³, P. Rouvier³, R. Guillemain⁴, L. Lecuyer⁴, P. Bruneval⁴, J. Duong-Van-Huyen¹, J. Taupin⁵, M. Naesens², C. Lefaucheur¹, X. Jouven¹, A. Loupy¹
¹Paris Transplant Group, Paris, France, ²KU Leuven, Leuven, France, ³Pitie Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France, ⁴Georges Pompidou Hospital, Paris, France, ⁵Saint Louis Hospital, Paris, France
*Purpose: CAV is a major contributor of heart transplant recipient’s mortality. However, little is known about CAV long-term evolution profiles and their determinants. Such information…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation on Cardiovascular Risk in Type 1 Diabetic Patients
E. Montagud-Marrahi
Servei de Nefrologia i Trasplantament Renal, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
*Purpose: Cardiovascular disease is the main cause of death in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1). Information available about the impact of simultaneous pancreas-kidney…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Cryopreserved Human Iliac Arteries Allografts: Different Thawing Rates Affect on Their Structural Changes and Mechanical Properties
R. Novotny¹, J. Chlupac¹, R. Matejka², T. Marada¹, P. Mericka³, L. Sterba³, L. Janousek¹, J. Fronek¹
¹Transplant Surgery Department, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic, ²Department of Biomedical Engineerin, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic, ³Tissue Bank, Faculty Hospital Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
*Purpose: The rate of thawing of cryopreserved human iliac arteries allografts (CHIAA) directly affects the severeness of structural changes that occur during this process. This…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Belatacept Conversion for Calcineurin Inhibitor-Associated Thrombotic Microangiopathy in Kidney Transplant Recipients
S. A. Muhsin, K. Safa, H. M. Gilligan, E. C. Heher, W. W. Williams, D. M. Wojciechowski
Nephrology Division, MGH, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA) in kidney transplant recipients is a serious complication that can cause graft loss. It can be associated with immunosuppressive medications such…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Prognostic Value Of Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography In Heart Transplantation Recipients
A. Singhvi, R. Araujo-Gutierrez, M. H. Park, A. Bhimaraj, B. H. Trachtenberg, I. Hussain, A. Guha
Division of Cardiology/ JC Walter Jr. Transplant Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) carries a class IIa recommendation in the ISHLT guidelines for screening of cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV). Positive DSEs have a…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Poor Practitioner Adherence to Clinical Tobacco Use Guidelines in Liver Transplant Recipients
M. Kosirog¹, P. T. Campbell¹, S. Montag², S. Connolly¹, A. Daud³, A. Das¹, S. Pine¹, D. Finn³, J. Levitsky¹, J. L. Holl⁴, D. Lloyd-Jones⁵, L. B. VanWagner⁶
¹Division of GI and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL, ³Center for Healthcare Studies, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁴Department of Pediatrics & Center for Healthcare Studies, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁵Departments of Preventive Medicine and Medicine-Cardiology, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁶Division of GI and Hepatology, Department of Medicine and Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Tobacco use is a modifiable risk factor for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in liver transplant recipients (LTRs). However, data are lacking about practitioner…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Ligation of the Proximal Splenic Vein to Keep Adequate Portal Flow in Patients with Large Splenorenal Shunts during Living Donor Liver Transplantation
C. Cheng
Department of General Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Kwei-Shan Township, Taoyuan, Taiwan
*Purpose: Adequate graft portal venous flow is essential for the rapid regeneration of partial grafts during living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). Large splenorenal shunts (SRS)…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Successful Repair of Kidney Graft Artery Rupture Secondary to Infection Using a Preprocessed Homologous ‘Y’-Shaped Iliac Artery
G. Liu, X. Wang, J. Wu, W. Peng, R. Wang, H. Huang, J. Chen
Kidney Disease Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
*Purpose: This retrospective study aims to describe novel ways of repair kidney allograft artery rupture secondary to infection using a preprocessed homologous “Y”-shaped iliac artery.*Methods:…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Quantitative Measuring of Iliac Artery Calcification in Renal Transplantation
C. Choi¹, A. Han², S. Ahn², M. Ahn¹, S. Min², J. Ha²
¹Transplantation and vascular surgery, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of, ²Transplantation and vascular surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Arterial calcification is common in patients with end stage renal disease and is often accompanied by wall hypertrophy. The aims of this study are…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Renal Function, Albuminuria, and the Risk of Hemorrhage and Thrombosis after Kidney Transplantation
N. N. Lam¹, P. Ravani², R. R. Quinn², M. Tonelli², F. Ye¹, B. R. Hemmelgarn², M. M. Sood³
¹University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ³University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Compared to the general population, kidney transplant recipients are at increased risk of hemorrhage and thrombosis. Whether this risk is affected by kidney function…