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Filter by:Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy describes a hyperdynamic state with the presentation of high cardiac output and low systemic vascular resistance. And the latent heart failure becomes obvious under physiologic and pharmacologic stress. The goal of our study is to assess the effects of liver transplantation on the heart rate variability in patients with end stage liver disease.
The purpose of the study is to assess the pharmacokinetics, safety and efficacy of HepaGam B in combination with antiviral therapy for the prevention of hepatitis B virus (HBV) recurrence following HBV-related orthotopic liver transplant.
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of Prograf extended release(XL) plus MMF with Prograf plus MMF and steroid withdrawal in de novo Liver transplant recipients
To evaluate and to compare efficacy and safety of MR4 versus Prograf in patients undergoing primary liver transplantation.
Standard liver retrieval procedures for transplantation from a deceased donor inevitably result in a "reperfusion injury" to the liver tissue. The purpose of this research study is to find out whether treatment of the liver with a "preconditioning" protocol before its removal from the donor will help reduce any of this injury. The "preconditioning" treatment being tested has two components. Firstly, a solution of glucose+insulin is infused and secondly, blood flow to the liver is stopped briefly (10 minutes) and then resumed. Both strategies, individually, have been shown to reduce liver tissue injury in human studies. We hypothesize that combining both strategies will have a clinical benefit to patients and will improve liver function following transplant.
This 2 arm study will compare the efficacy and safety of switching to CellCept combined with different regimens of reduced calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) in patients with liver transplants. Patients currently receiving CNI treatment will be randomized into one of 2 groups to receive either 1) CellCept 2.0g/day po bid + 50% reduction of CNI from baseline or 2) CellCept 2.0g/day po bid + >=75% reduction of CNI from baseline. The anticipated time on study treatment is 1 year, and the target sample size is <100 individuals.
The main objective of this study is to assess whether a recently-developed bioassay for the molecule "secreted fibrinogen-like protein 2" (sFGL2) can be used to predict the recurrence and/or progression of Hepatitis C Virus disease in post liver transplant patients. The hypothesis is that patients with chronic HCV have higher than normal levels of sFGL2 in their blood both pre- and post-transplantation and that this will inhibit their ability to clear HCV, and influence the progression of HCV disease when it recurs.
This is an observational study examining serum markers in patients who are undergoing either a cadaveric liver transplant or a living related liver transplant.
Study to evaluate the benefits and any risks of the delayed administration of tacrolimus in a combined regimen of mycophenolate mofetil and monoclonal anti-IL2R antibodies (daclizumab), in comparison with a standard steroid + tacrolimus double drug regimen
The purpose of the study is to determine if the less invasive monitors are as reliable for measuring heart function in patients undergoing liver transplantation as the more invasive pulmonary artery.