2017 American Transplant Congress
Utility of a 10-Minute Functional Test as a Predictor of Kidney Transplant (KTP) Listing.
Purpose: Frailty is a measure of physiologic reserve that has been associated with poor outcomes after kidney transplant, but its use as a predictor for…2017 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation in Octogenarians: The Mayo Clinic Experience.
Transplant Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
BackgroundKidney transplantation (KTx) is the preferred renal replacement therapy in selected individuals.There is limited data on transplantation of octogenarians. The purpose of this study was…2017 American Transplant Congress
Greater Emphasis on Non-Eligible Donors as a Strategy to Decrease the Organ Shortage.
Transplant, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL
Background: OPO performance is generally evaluated by the number of organ procurement procedures divided by the number of eligible deaths(brain dead donors under age 70),…2017 American Transplant Congress
No Impact of One Year of Everolimus, as Compared to MPA, in the Reversal of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Elderly Renal Transplant Recipients – Preliminary Data from Then Everold Study.
It has been suggested that mTor inhibitors may contribute to the reversal of myocardial hypertrophy after transplantation possibly due to its biological effects like enhanced…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Use of Very High KDPI Kidneys in Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients – Discarded in the U.S. but Successfully Transplanted in Europe.
Nephrology, Charité Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background: Very limited data exist on long-term outcomes of very high KDPI kidneys in elderly (≥65 years) kidney transplant recipients (KTR). Discard rates of donor…2017 American Transplant Congress
The New Kidney Allocation System: The Effect on Elderly Transplantation in the US. Review of UNOS Database.
Surgery, State University New York, Syracuse, NY
The New Kidney Allocation System(KAS) improve access disadvantaged groups. The effect on the elderly population, recipients >=65 is unknown.Methods: Retrospective analysis of UNOS database preKAS…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Use of Kidney Donors Older Than 80 Years Does Not Affect Graft Survival in the Medium Term.
1Nephrology, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; 2Nephrology, Hospital de León, Leon, Spain.
INTRODUCTION:Kidney transplantation is the best option for renal replacement therapy. One of its main limitations is the organs shortage. We analyzed the results in kidney…2016 American Transplant Congress
Survival Advantage in the Elderly with Kidney Transplantation.
Background: Patients with established renal failure (ERF) are aging. Of patients starting dialysis at our centre a third and a half are over the age…2016 American Transplant Congress
Really Old (>84 Years) Deceased Donor Livers Can Save Lives.
Avoiding death of the liver transplant candidate who depends on the inadequate organ supply requires careful strategy. Nevertheless, transplantation of livers from potential donors older…2016 American Transplant Congress
Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients Need Optimized Immunosuppression According to Comorbidity and Infection.
Backgrounds: The numbers of elderly kidney transplantation is increasing, but there are limited studies about the use of immunosuppressant in this group. We investigated the…
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