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Mashup Score: 0Optimal patient selection for simultaneous heart-kidney transplant: A modified cost-effectiveness analysis - 1 year(s) ago
Increasing rates of simultaneous heart-kidney (SHK) transplant in the United States exacerbate the overall shortage of deceased donor kidneys (DDK). Current allocation policy does not impose constraints on SHK eligibility, and how best to do so remains unknown. We apply a decision-analytic model to evaluate options for heart transplant (HT) candidates with comorbid kidney dysfunction. We compare…
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Kidney transplantation (KT) experts did not support the use of subjective unintentional weight loss to measure shrinking in the physical frailty phenotype (PFP); a clinically feasible and predictive measure of shrinking is needed. To test whether unintentional weight loss could be replaced by an assessment of sarcopenia using existing CT scans, we performed a prospective cohort study of adult KT…
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Mashup Score: 0Clazakizumab for desensitization in highly sensitized patients awaiting transplantation - 1 year(s) ago
Alloantibodies are a significant barrier to successful transplantation. While desensitization has emerged, efficacy is limited. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is an important mediator of inflammation and immune cell activation. Persistent IL-6 production increases the risk for alloantibody production. Here we report our experience with clazakizumab (anti-IL-6) for desensitization of highly HLA-sensitized…
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Adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) experience worse waitlist outcomes and higher early posttransplant mortality compared to non-ACHD patients. On October 18, 2018; the UNOS donor heart allocation system was redesigned giving unique listing status to ACHD patients. The impact of this change on outcomes in transplant-listed patients is unstudied. Using the Scientific Registry of Transplant…
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Regulatory T cells (Tregs) modulate alloimmune responses and may facilitate minimization or withdrawal of immunosuppression posttransplant. Current approaches, however, rely on complex ex vivo Treg expansion protocols. Herein, we explore endogenous in vivo Treg expansion through antibody-mediated agonistic stimulation of the tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 25 (TNFRSF25) pathway…
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Mashup Score: 0Sensitization in transplantation: Assessment of Risk 2022 Working Group Meeting Report - 1 year(s) ago
The Sensitization in Transplantation: Assessment of Risk workgroup is a collaborative effort of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics that aims at providing recommendations for clinical testing, highlights gaps in current knowledge, and proposes areas for further research to enhance histocompatibility testing in support of solid…
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Mashup Score: 0Proposed Management Algorithm for Severe Hypoxemia After Liver Transplantation in the Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - 1 year(s) ago
The hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is defined as the triad of liver disease, intrapulmonary vascular dilatation, and abnormal gas exchange, and is found in 10–32% of patients with liver disease. Liver transplantation is the only known cure for HPS, but patients can develop severe posttransplant hypoxemia, defined as a need for 100% inspired oxygen to maintain a saturation of ≥85%. This…
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Normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) is a novel clinical approach to overcome the limitations of traditional hypothermic organ preservation. NMP can be used to assess and recondition organs prior to transplant and is the subject of clinical trials in solid organ transplantation. In addition, NMP provides an opportunity to deliver therapeutic agents directly to the organ, thus avoiding many…
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We sought to determine the role of donor blood circulating leukocytes in mediating oxidative stress and inflammation during normothermic ex situ heart perfusion (ESHP). Normothermic ESHP allows preservation of donated heart in a perfused, dynamic state, preventing ischemia. However, the cardiac function declines during ESHP, limiting the potential of this method for improvement of the outcomes of…
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Mashup Score: 0Cytoskeletal protein degradation in brain death donor kidneys associates with adverse posttransplant outcomes - 1 year(s) ago
In brain death, cerebral injury contributes to systemic biological dysregulation, causing significant cellular stress in donor kidneys adversely impacting the quality of grafts. Here, we hypothesized that donation after brain death (DBD) kidneys undergo proteolytic processes that may deem grafts susceptible to posttransplant dysfunction. Using mass spectrometry and immunoblotting, we mapped…
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In this study, authors evaluate transplant strategies for HT candidates with concurrent kidney failure who could be considered for either SHK or HT-only followed by expedited KT (Safety Net strategy) https://t.co/0urFnaEvI5 @amjtransplant