Articles tagged "Age factors"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Renal Transplantation in Elderly Patients Older Than 60 Years of Age
R. Yemini¹, E. Nesher², R. Rahamimov³, S. Eizner², V. Mazhybovsky², V. Tennak², M. Gurevich², R. Ghinea², E. Mor²
¹Department of Surgery, Assuta Ashdod Medical Center, Ashdod, Israel, ²Department of Transplant Surgery, Beilinson Medical Center, Petach-Tikva, Israel, ³Department of Nephrology, Beilinson Medical Center, Petach-Tikva, Israel
*Purpose: Patients ≥ 60 years are the largest growing age group which comprise 40% of all patients with ESRD. Kidney transplantation has been shown to…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Pregnancy Outcomes by Conception Age in Female Liver Transplant Recipients
M. Sarkar¹, L. A. Coscia², D. Kliniewski², S. Rao³, S. Constantinescu⁴, M. J. Moritz⁵
¹Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Gift of Life Institute, Transplant Pregnancy Registry International, Philadelphia, PA, ³Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, ⁴Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Surgery, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to compare pregnancy outcomes in liver transplant recipients by different conception ages. Background: Over 30% of female transplant…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Pregnancy Outcomes by Conception Age in Female Kidney Transplant Recipients
S. Rao¹, L. A. Coscia², D. Kliniewski², S. Constantinescu³, M. J. Moritz⁴
¹Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, ²Gift of Life Institute, Transplant Pregnancy Registry International, Philadelphia, PA, ³Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Surgery, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to compare pregnancy outcomes in 1066 female kidney transplant recipients by different conception ages.*Methods: Data were collected by…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Approach to Leukopenia in Older Kidney Transplant Recipients
M. Shearer, M. Labonte, L. Erbe, R. Rodgriuez, A. Price, V. Rao, M. Casey, K. Soliman, D. Lazarus, D. Taber, M. Posadas Salas
Dept of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Older kidney transplant recipients face challenges of post-transplant complications related to frailty and comorbidity burden. They are particularly vulnerable to side effects of immunosuppression…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Rapidly Aging Population of Liver Transplant Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
J. B. Rubin, G. Cullaro, N. Mehta, J. C. Lai
Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, UCSF, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fastest rising cause of cancer-related mortality in the US and a leading indication for liver transplant (LT). Direct acting…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Tacrolimus Pharmacokinetics in Young, Middle Age and Older Renal Transplant Recipients- Impact of CYP3A5*3*6*7 Metabolic Composite
K. Tornatore¹, K. Attwood², D. Brazeau³, R. Venuto⁴
¹University at Buffalo; School of Pharmacy, Buffalo, NY, ²Biostatistics, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, ³Marshall University; School of Medicine, Huntington, WV, ⁴University at Buffalo; School of Medicine, Buffalo, NY
*Purpose: In spite of increased renal transplantation in patients over 60 years and the need for age-adjusted tacrolimus maintenance immunosuppression, limited pharmacokinetic comparisons between young,…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Outcomes and Safety of Living Kidney Transplantation from Older Donors
Y. Kakuta¹, M. Okumi¹, T. Kanzawa¹, K. Unagami², H. Ishida², K. Tanabe¹
¹Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ²Organ Transplant Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
*Purpose: The shortage of deceased donors and increase in the aging population have led to increased kidney transplantation using older living donors (LDs) in Japan,…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Increased Frequency of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells Contributing to Prolong Skin Allograft Survival in Aged Mice
W. Lee, Y. Wang, T. Wu, C. Cheng, C. Lee, T. Wu, H. Chou, K. Chan
General Surgery, Chang-gung Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
*Purpose: Currently, aged people are increasing and more and more aged people have organ transplantation. The immunity in aged people is weaker than young people.…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Multicenter Cohort Study of Frailty and Access to Kidney Transplantation
C. Haugen¹, N. Chu¹, H. Ying¹, N. Desai¹, S. Norman², J. Garonzik-Wang¹, A. Bingaman³, D. Segev¹, M. McAdams-DeMarco¹
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
H. Yoon¹, Y. Kim², S. Shin¹, J. Ahn³, C. Yang¹, B. Chung¹
¹-The Catholic University of Korea, -Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea, Republic of, ³Department of Information & Statistics, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea, Republic of
*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…