2019 American Transplant Congress
BMI Influence on the Outcomes of Renal Transplant
*Purpose: Our aim was to assess the effect of body mass index (BMI) on the outcomes of renal transplant and the management of obese patients…2018 American Transplant Congress
Objective Measures of Nutrition in Pre-Pancreas Transplant Patients with Type I Diabetes
Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.
Diabetes mellitus is associated with a chronic loss of skeletal muscle and bone mass, accompanied by an increase in adipose tissue - sarcopenic obesity. Sarcopenia…2018 American Transplant Congress
Wait Times for Pediatric Liver Transplantation and the Impact of PELD/MELD Exception
Background:In order to even the playing field for patients without liver disease that nevertheless are in urgent need for a liver graft the United Network…2018 American Transplant Congress
Metabolic Acidosis after Kidney Transplantation: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Graft Outcome in a French Cohort
Nephrology, University Hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
Background: Metabolic acidosis (MA) lead to several complications in more advanced stages of chronic kidney diseases (CKD) and promotes CKD progression. Acidosis is a common…2018 American Transplant Congress
How Evaluation for Living Kidney Donation Saved My Life
Purpose:In order to ensure eligibility for living kidney donation, donor candidates undergo a thorough medical evaluation. This evaluation process might reveal previously unknown medical conditions,…2018 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) and Insulin Resistance in Living Kidney Donors
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX.
Living kidney donors (LD) are routinely evaluated for components of MetS such as diabetes (T2D), hypertension (HTN), and hyperlipidemia (HLD). MetS is associated with T2D,…2018 American Transplant Congress
Hidden Risk of Liver Transplantation for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: A Propensity Score Matched Study
Aim: There is a recent shift in the number of liver transplants (LT) performed in patients with hepatitis C (HCV) to those with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis…2018 American Transplant Congress
Lower Uric Acid Level after Kidney Transplantation Impact on Better Long-Term Allograft Outcomes
BackgroundIt has been on debate that hyperuricemia was an independent risk factor for poor prognosis in kidney transplantation. Considering the link of UA with diabetes,…2018 American Transplant Congress
Association of Body Mass Index of Kidney Transplant Recipients with Graft Function Post-Transplant
Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI.
Purpose: Obese kidney transplant recipients (KTR) are known to have a significantly higher risk of delayed graft function; however, there is no data on patients…2018 American Transplant Congress
Four Years Follow-Up in Kidney Transplant Patients with Vascular Calcifications
Vascular calcification is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in chronic kidney diseases and kidney transplantation improves mineral metabolism. However, it is not known whether…
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