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)…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…2018 American Transplant Congress
Glucocorticoid Receptor Polymorphism Affects Susceptibility of Dyslipidemia in Recipients One Year after Kidney Transplantation
Purpose. Dyslipidemia (DL) is a critical comorbidity after renal transplantation and can arise cardiovascular diseases. The relationship between developing of DL and glucocorticoid receptor (NR3C1)…2018 American Transplant Congress
Influence of mTOR Inhibitors on Metabolic Outcomes One Year after Kidney Transplantation: The Role of Pre-Transplantation Diabetes
INTRODUCTION: mTOR inhibitors alter lipids and carbohydrate metabolism in kidney transplant recipients. Little is known if there is any difference between patients who were already…2017 American Transplant Congress
Statins in Liver Transplant Recipients: Rates of Use, Mortality and Rejection.
Introduction:Liver transplant recipients are prone to developing metabolic syndrome following transplant, likely secondary to immunosuppressant use. Among those with metabolic syndrome, the rate of cardiovascular…
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