2019 American Transplant Congress
Multicenter Cohort Study of Frailty and Access to Kidney Transplantation
1JHU, Baltimore, MD, 2MIchigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 3Methodist, San Antonio, TX
*Purpose: Frailty, a syndrome distinct from comorbidity and disability, is clinically manifested as a decreased resistance to stressors and is present in up to 35%…2019 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Outcomes of Elderly Living Donors: A Nationwide Population-Based Study
*Purpose: The organ shortage for kidney transplantation has increased the demand for living kidney donors, and elderly donors (> 60-years-old) have become more common. Long-term…2019 American Transplant Congress
Differential Impact of Donor and Recipient Age on Post-Lung Transplantation Outcomes
*Purpose: Donor and recipient age at the time of lung transplantation (LTx) have been implicated in poor patient outcomes. The underlying mechanisms driving these effects…2019 American Transplant Congress
Post-Transplant Functional Status Trajectory among Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Frailty and disabilities are highly prevalent among kidney transplant (KT) recipients, but are not routinely measured in KT recipients. The Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS)…2019 American Transplant Congress
Clinical, Aging, Morphometric Measures & Adverse Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients
1JHU, Baltimore, MD, 2UM, Ann Habor, MI
*Purpose: Sarcopenia is a hallmark of frailty, a geriatric phenotype which is common among kidney transplant (KT) candidates and recipients. Sarcopenic-obesity is a high-risk state…2019 American Transplant Congress
Development of a Recurrence Risk Score in IgA Nephropathy after Kidney Transplantation: Role of Recipient Age and HLA-B Mismatch
*Purpose: Recurrence of IgA nephropathy is an important and growing cause of kidney allograft dysfunction. The purpose of this observational retrospective study was to characterize…2019 American Transplant Congress
Use Of Perirenal Adipose Tissue As A Source Of Donor Cells Allowing Evaluation Of Endothelial Inflammation And Quality Of Expanded Criteria Kidneys
*Purpose: Use of expanded-criteria donor (ECD) kidneys is a perspective to overcome organ shortage. Age and donor-related co-morbidy factors are known to affect graft function…2019 American Transplant Congress
simplifyKDPI: An Animated Video to Educate Kidney Transplant Candidates about the Kidney Donor Profile Index
SUNY Buffalo/ECMC, Buffalo, NY
*Purpose: simplifyKDPI is an iteratively-designed patient-engaged mobile educational animated video program developed with guidance from patients, providers and Self-efficacy and Multimedia Learning Theories to increase…2019 American Transplant Congress
Donor And Recipient Age Matching Versus Mismatching In Expanded Criteria Donor Kidney Transplants: Does It Make A Difference?
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC
*Purpose: The critical shortage of donor organs challenges the transplant community to optimize the use of organs from all consented deceased donors (DD). The purpose…2019 American Transplant Congress
Natural Evolution Of Tacrolimus Intra-patient Variability Among Renal Transplant Recipients
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
*Purpose: High tacrolimus (TAC) intra-patient variability (IPV) has been correlated with negative outcomes post renal transplant (RT). The natural evolution of TAC IPV remains uncharacterized…
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