2017 American Transplant Congress
Bariatric Operations at a Service of the Transplant Surgery.
IntroductionInvolvement of bariatric operations in the peri-transplant setting could be at different stages – prospective living organ donor (group 1), prospective organ recipient (2), patients…2017 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Department of Nephrology, University Hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France, Metropolitan
Introduction: The impact of obesity defined by a body mass index [BMI] > 30 kg/m[sup2] on kidney allograft outcomes remains controversial. The use of BMI…2017 American Transplant Congress
Glucose Tolerance After Kideney Transplant Is Affected by Systemic Insulin Sensitivity Rather Than Usage of Tacrolimus.
Introduction and Objective: Tacrolimus and steroid can affect insulin secretion and insulin sensitivity, resulting in worsened glucose tolerance after kidney transplant (KTx). However, the effect…2017 American Transplant Congress
Impairment of Glucose Tolerance After Pediatric Kidney Transplant Is Associated with Worse Systemic Insulin Sensitivity Rather Than Fall in Insulin Secretion.
Renal and Genitourinary Surgery, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Introduction and Objective: Tacrolimus and steroid are considered to affect insulin secretion and insulin sensitivity, respectively, resulting in worse glucose tolerance after pediatric kidney transplant…2016 American Transplant Congress
Variation in Co-Medication Use According to Kidney Transplant Immunosuppressive Regimen: Application of Integrated Registry and Pharmacy Claims Data.
Background: While modern immunosuppressive therapies (ISx) have substantially reduced acute rejection, ISx medications have many side effects, and transplant recipients must take an array of…2016 American Transplant Congress
Evolution of Body Composition and Associations to Glucose Metabolism During the First Year After Kidney Transplantation.
Background. The evolution and association between body composition and glucose haemostasis after kidney transplantation has not been elucidated.Methods. We investigated 150 consecutive patients without suspected…2016 American Transplant Congress
Serum Bicarbonate and Long-Term Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Background: Metabolic acidosis indicated by low serum bicarbonate (TCO2) level has been known as a risk factor for mortality and progressive renal dysfunction in patients…2016 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Transplant Bariatric Surgery and One-Year Graft Loss Risk in Kidney Transplants.
Background: Several centers recommend bariatric surgery (BS) pre-transplantation (pre-Tx) with arbitrary BMI cutoffs. The effects of BS on Tx outcome are unclear. We studied the…2016 American Transplant Congress
Bile Acid Signaling Affects Metabolism and Prolongs Allograft Survival in Obese Recipients.
Although obesity has been linked to impaired transplant outcomes, underlying mechanisms and consequences of obesity on alloimmunity are only poorly understood.Allogenic skin transplantations were performed…2016 American Transplant Congress
A Genome Wide Association Study of New Onset Diabetes After Transplant in Kidney Transplantation.
Purpose: New-onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT) is associated increased mortality. Using a DNA biobank linked to electronic medical records (EMR) at Vanderbilt University (BioVU), we…
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