2017 American Transplant Congress
Muscle Mass Is Predictive of Mortality in Obese Renal Transplant Patients.
Introduction: The impact of obesity (body mass index [BMI] > 30 kg/m[sup2]) on kidney allograft outcomes is controversial. Recent studies found that obesity does not…2017 American Transplant Congress
Obesity Is an Important Factor in Deceased but Not Living Donor Kidney Transplants.
Cardiff Transplant Unit, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Introduction There is an increasing obesity among potential kidney transplant recipients. We had in the past shown that obesity did increase the wound infection rate,…2017 American Transplant Congress
Glucose Tolerance After Kideney Transplant Is Affected by Systemic Insulin Sensitivity Rather Than Usage of Tacrolimus.
Introduction and Objective: Tacrolimus and steroid can affect insulin secretion and insulin sensitivity, resulting in worsened glucose tolerance after kidney transplant (KTx). However, the effect…2017 American Transplant Congress
Propensity-Matched Comparison of Diabetic Patients and Non-Diabetic Patients in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation.
Background: Kidney transplantation (KT) reportedly provides a significant survival advantage over dialysis in diabetic patients. However, KT outcome in diabetic patients compared with that in…2017 American Transplant Congress
Early Introduction of Oral Paricalcitol in Renal Transplant Recipients. An Open-Label Randomized Study.
In stable renal transplant recipients with hyperparathyroidism, the vitamin D agonist paricalcitol reduces level of proteinuria. Animal studies indicate possible anti-fibrotic and anti-inflammatory effects. The…2017 American Transplant Congress
Serum Phosphorus and Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes, Graft Failure, or Total Mortality in Chronic Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Mild hyperphosphatemia may be present in chronic kidney transplant recipients [KTRs]. Limited data are available from large, multicenter KTR cohorts assessing the potential relationships between…2017 American Transplant Congress
Persistent Hypophosphatemia Among Deceased-Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients Is Donor-Dependent and Associated with Superior Long-Term Allograft Outcomes.
Nephrology and Internal Intensive Care, Charite Campus Virchow Clinic, Berlin, Germany
Significant variations in posttransplant phosphate levels are recognized after kidney transplantation, and associated with more favorable allograft outcomes. Although posttransplant hypophosphatemia may be associated with…2017 American Transplant Congress
Albuminuria in Kidney Transplant Patients Is Associated with Increased Urine Serine Proteases with the Ability to Activate ENaC.
Background In patients with renal transplant albuminuria is associated with salt-sensitive hypertension. Aberrantly filtered serine proteases e.g. plasmin has shown to activate ENaC through proteolytic…2017 American Transplant Congress
Primary Hyperoxaluria Type-1 in Chinese Population: A Case Series and Review of Literature.
Background: Primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1) is rare but devastating autosomal recessive inherited disease and cause to graft failure after kidney transplant (KT). We report…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Clinical Significance of Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW) in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
1Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; 2Asan Medican Center, Seoul, Korea
Background Increased red cell distribution width (RDW) has been known to be associated with worse prognosis in various populations. Although the levels of RDW are…
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