2018 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Obesity on Incidence of Vascular Complications after Liver Transplantation: A Meta-Analysis
Background: In response to the growing number of obese patients undergoing liver transplantation(LT), it is important to investigate the impact of obesity on post-transplant outcomes.…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Overriding Importance of HLA-DR Donor-Specific Antibody That is Correlated to CAV after Heart Transplant
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles.
Purpose: Class II donor specific anti-HLA antibodies (DSA) have been correlated to subsequent CAV development. More specifically, HLA-DQ has been most reported for CAV development.…2018 American Transplant Congress
Air Pollution Can Support the Development of Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy
Purpose:Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) remains one of most important factors leading to graft dysfunction and mortality after heart transplantation (HTx). Thus, the identification of risk…2018 American Transplant Congress
Cardiac MRI May Help to Determine When to Refer Heart Transplant Patients for Redo Heart Transplant
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles.
Purpose: Small vessel coronary artery disease is known to cause fibrosis. However, it is not clear whether myocardial fibrosis detected on MRI is associated with…2018 American Transplant Congress
Late Donor-Specific Antibody (Especially Class II) Development is Associated with an Increased Risk for Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles.
Purpose: Development of donor-specific antibodies (DSA) following heart transplantation (HTx) impacts rejection, cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV), and survival. In addition, the timing of Ab development…2018 American Transplant Congress
Early Life Stress Exposure and Cardio-Renal Outcomes in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
UAB School of Medicine, Birmingham.
Purpose: Early life stress (ELS) has emerged as an important cardiovascular risk factor in adulthood, and can be characterized by exposure to adverse childhood experiences…2018 American Transplant Congress
Cardiovascular Risk and Subclinical Vascular Damage in Patients after Pediatric Liver Transplantation
Cardiovascular (CV) disease causes a high level of morbidity and mortality in adults undergoing solid organ transplantation. Pediatric liver transplant (Li-Tx) recipients were reported to…2018 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Allograft Vascular Disease Post-Transplant (KTX): Risk Factors and Implications
1Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; 2Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Background: Over time grafts develop arteriosclerosis (ART)and arteriolar hyalinosis (AH). Previous studies associated AH with calcineurin inhibitors (CNI), diabetes (DM), kidney age and hypertension. Other…2018 American Transplant Congress
Vascular Allografts in Renal Transplantation
Solid Organ Transplantation, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL.
Vascular allografts are used routinely in pancreas, intestine and occasionally in liver transplantation. We propose that selective use of vascular allografts may increase utilization of…2017 American Transplant Congress
Angioplasty versus Stent in the Treatment of Transplant Renal Artery Stenosis.
Objective: To compare restenosis rates and treatment efficacy between percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stent placement in the treatment of transplant renal artery stenosis.Methods: We conducted…
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