Articles tagged "Vascular disease"

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)…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Belatacept Conversion in Proteinuric Renal Transplant Recipients: An Interventional Multi-Center Trial
O. Efe¹, A. Al Jurdi¹, D. Wojciechowski², K. Safa¹, H. Gilligan¹, A. Chandraker³, J. Azzi³, A. Weins³, L. V. Riella¹
¹Center for Transplantation Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, ²UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ³Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Proteinuria develops in about 30% of kidney transplant recipients and is a strong predictor of graft loss. ACEis/ARBs can reduce proteinuria but are frequently…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Comparative Outcomes of Endovascular Interventions for Hepatic Artery Stenosis Following Adult Liver Transplantation
S. Desai¹, D. Crabtree², A. Parsikia², R. Ahuja¹, A. Desai¹, B. Natarajan¹, P. Brady¹, H. Kaul³, K. Khanmoradi³, R. Zaki³, N. Chandolias³
¹Interventional Radiology, Albert Einstein Medical Center - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²General Surgery, Albert Einstein Medical Center - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ³Transplant Surgery, Albert Einstein Medical Center - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: There is mounting evidence supporting interventional radiology (IR) treatment for hepatic artery stenosis (HAS) following liver transplantation to improve diminutive graft perfusion and to…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Predictive Factors of the Hepatic Artery Thrombosis in Liver Transplantation Through the Analysis of Donor Characteristics
M. M. Pascale¹, G. Moschetta², G. Bianco², F. Frongillo², E. Nure², F. Giovinazzo², S. Agnes²
¹General Surgery and Liver Transplant Unit, Fondazione, Roma, Italy, ²General Surgery and Liver Transplant Unit, Fondazione "Policlinico A. Gemelli" UCSC - Rome, Roma, Italy
*Purpose: Hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT) is one of the most severe complications after liver transplantation. It is treated as soon as possible to avoid irreversible…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Predominant Role of Microvascular Injury and Rarefaction Function as Drivers of Progressive Renal Damage and Fibrosis Post Mild and Severe Acute Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
S. Lan¹, B. Yang¹, J. Sabo-Vatasescu², M. Bourgault², A. Karakeussian-Rimbaud³, J. Turgeon³, S. Qi¹, N. Patey⁴, M. Dieudé⁵, M. Hébert¹
¹Medicine Faculty, CRCHUM, CDTRP, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²CRCHUM, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³CRCHUM, CDTRP, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Medicine Faculty, CRCHUM, Saint Justine Hospital, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵CRCHUM, CDTRP, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
*Purpose: Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is a major risk factor for chronic renal failure. Here, we characterize the different cell deaths in tubular and microvascular compartments…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Age-Enhanced Transplant Vasculopathy Associates with Impaired Vascular Mitophagy
M. Blin¹, D. Tyrrell¹, S. Wood¹, D. Farris¹, S. G. Tullius², D. R. Goldstein¹
¹Micro and Immunology/Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Transplant Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Donor aging leads to increased chronic allograft vasculopathy (CAV) for unclear reasons. Here, we investigated whether impaired alterations in mitophagy, a mechanism to remove…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Glomerular Filtration Rate Based on Cystatin C Provides the Best Prediction of Cardiovascular Events and Mortality Compared to Measured GFR and Creatinine Based GFR in Kidney Transplant Recipients
L. Galapia¹, J. Lieske², A. Rule², H. Amer², N. Zhang¹, D. Butterfield¹, M. Keddis¹
¹Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: GFR estimated by cystatin C (CysC) is a better predictor of cardiovascular (CV) events and mortality compared to eGFR by creatinine (Cr) in native…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Retinal Vein Occlusion Incidence in Kidney Transplant Recipients in South Korea: A Long-Term Population-Based Study
J. Lee¹, S. Park¹, J. Kim¹, M. Yu², S. Baek³, K. Han⁴, D. Kim¹, K. Joo¹, Y. Kim¹, H. Lee¹, Y. Kim¹
¹Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hwaseong, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Medical Statistics, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: The risk of retinal vein occlusion(RVO) is known to increase in patients with chronic kidney disease, especially end-stage renal disease (ESRD). However, little is…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Determinants of Cardiovascular Benefit Observed in a Population with a Functioning Renal Transplant versus Patients Undergoing Chronic Dialysis
J. Sleiman, C. Castellaro, G. Laham, M. Schiavone, M. Biain, L. Brukman, G. Soler Pujol, C. Diaz
Nephrology, CEMIC, Caba, Argentina
*Purpose: Patients (pts) with end stage renal disease have a high morbidity and mortality rate, mostly due to cardiovascular events (CV). Transplantation (Tx) improves survival…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Standardization of Pre-Transplant Cardiac Testing in Kidney Transplant Recipients is Associated with Lower Post-Transplant Cardiac Events
I. Genev¹, A. Desai², R. Garcia-Roca³, S. Shah⁴, J. Lopez⁴, V. Mathew⁴, J. Yoo¹, S. Akkina¹
¹Department of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, ²Department of Medicine, Division of Transplant Nephrology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, ³Department of Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, ⁴Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
*Purpose: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality after kidney transplantation and optimal approaches to pre-transplant cardiac testing are not well defined. We applied…