2017 American Transplant Congress
Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) as Prognostic Indicator of Outcomes in Older Patients Undergoing Renal Transplantation.
Cardiff Transplant Unit, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Introduction: Our group has shown excellent results using old DCD donor kidneys to older recipients. There are continuing efforts to predict those older recipients who…2017 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Kidney Transplant Lower Extremity Impairment and Post-Transplant Mortality.
INTRODUCTION. Few objective tests can be easily performed prior to kidney transplantation (KT) to effectively stratify patients by risk of post-KT mortality. The short physical…2017 American Transplant Congress
Tacrolimus Suppresses Calcineurin Activity and Ca2+ Influx Age-Specifically.
Immunosenescence is impacting alloimmunity and outcomes after organ transplantation. Age-dependent effects of immunosuppressants, however, have not been tested sufficiently. Here, we tested the effects of…2017 American Transplant Congress
Non-Directed Donors (NDD) Less Than 25 Years.
Many transplant centers will not accept NDDs less than 25 because of: a) concerns about maturity; and b) they potentially have decades during which they…2017 American Transplant Congress
Age and Gender Disparities in Post-Lung Transplant Mortality.
Gender, race, and age have been associated with health disparities, including in post-transplant outcomes. Given disparities in post-lung transplant outcomes are not well-understood, we assess…2017 American Transplant Congress
Age and Race Disparities Among Pediatric and Adult Cystic Fibrosis Lung Transplant Recipients.
Pediatric cystic fibrosis (CF) patients have a post-lung transplant survival disadvantage compared to adults. However, whether race and age are risk factors associated with post-transplant…2017 American Transplant Congress
Propensity-Score Matched Comparison of Lung Transplant Recipients of Age <70 and ≥70 Years.
Purpose: To validate the utilization of lung transplantation (LTx) recently in older recipients, we compared the survival outcome of the LTx recipients of age <70…2017 American Transplant Congress
Accelerated Rejection of Secondary Third Party Allografts in Older Recipients Is Facilitated by an Augmented Innate Immune Response.
Accumulating evidence acknowledges the central relevance of aging and chronic antigen exposure in shaping the balance of innate and adaptive immunity. Here, we assessed whether…2017 American Transplant Congress
Utility of a 10-Minute Functional Test as a Predictor of Kidney Transplant (KTP) Listing.
Purpose: Frailty is a measure of physiologic reserve that has been associated with poor outcomes after kidney transplant, but its use as a predictor for…2017 American Transplant Congress
Organs with Extended Cold Ischemia Time May Offer Aged Kidney Transplant Recipients New Options in an Expanded Donor Pool.
Using data from the largest cohort of renal transplants, the aim of this study was to examine the effects of cold ischemia times (CIT) on…
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