2020 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Sirolimus on Weight Gain Post Heart Transplant
*Purpose: Obesity is common after heart transplant (HT), resulting in increased risk of new onset diabetes, all-cause and cardiovascular mortality and graft failure. Immunosuppressants (ISN)…2020 American Transplant Congress
Selectively Transplanting Moderately to Severely Macrosteatotic Grafts: Does Recipient Metabolic Environment Affect Outcomes?
Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: As incidence of Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) cirrhosis rises, organ utilization remains stagnant. Recently, it has been shown that selective utilization of >30% macrosteatotic grafts…2020 American Transplant Congress
Cardiovascular Improvement after Pancreatic Transplantation
*Purpose: Cardiovascular disease is a common cause of mortality in patients with uncontrolled diabetes. The purpose of this study is to assess whether patients receiving…2020 American Transplant Congress
Hyperlipidemia Prevalence and Treatment in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
1Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, 2Emory University, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in adult survivors of pediatric kidney transplantation. This study describes the prevalence of hyperlipidemia and…2019 American Transplant Congress
Statin Underutilization in Patients Listed for Liver Transplant
*Purpose: Current guidelines recommend statin use in high risk patients based on the ASCVD (atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease) score, diabetes, or LDL levels. Despite several trials…2019 American Transplant Congress
Serum Apolipoproteins B and A1 Predict the Development of Late Post-Transplant Diabetes Mellitus in Prevalent Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients
St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Post-transplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) increases adverse outcomes. The risk factors for PTDM have not been fully delineated. Glucose metabolism links closely to cholesterol metabolism.…2019 American Transplant Congress
Effects of Statin Use on Cardiovascular Outcome in Patients with Renal Transplantation
*Purpose: Cardiovascular disease is the main cause of death among patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Statin, HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, is well known to significantly…2019 American Transplant Congress
Insulin Resistance as a Surrogate Marker for Post-Transplantation Diabetes Mellitus
Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
*Purpose: Post-transplantation diabetes mellitus (PTDM) adversely impact patient and kidney allograft survival. Further knowledge of the risk factors involved in the onset and progression of…2019 American Transplant Congress
Consistent High Burden of Arteriosclerosis in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: The second most common cause of death in pediatric kidney transplant (KT) recipients are cardiovascular (CV) diseases. We have previously shown that pulse wave…2018 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of BMI, Waist Circumference and Waist-to-Height Ratio for Identification of Cardiovascular Risk in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
Children's National, Washington DC.
Background: Children with kidney disease have altered body composition and short stature that may not be accurately assessed by standard methods. The measure of obesity…
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