2016 American Transplant Congress
VO2peak Outperforms Troponin T for Risk Prediction of Cardiovascular Disease and All-Cause Mortality in Patients with End Stage Renal Disease Being Evaluated for Kidney Transplant.
1Mayo Clinic, Arizona; 2Arizona State University, AZ.
Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major health care concern in end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) is a strong predictor of CVD…2016 American Transplant Congress
Trends in Liver Transplant Rates and Waitlist Survival.
Long term changes in access to deceased-donor liver transplantation(DDLT) due to persistent growth of the waitlist, stagnant organ availability, and intermittent allocation policy changes have…2016 American Transplant Congress
Provider Attitudes Toward Shared Mobile Decision Aid Utilized Among Patients Evaluated for Kidney Transplantation: iChoose Kidney Randomized Trial.
Introduction: Although kidney transplantation (KTx) provides significant survival advantage over long-term dialysis, many end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients are not educated about KTx options.…2016 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation versus Kidney Transplant Alone on Patient and Graft Survival in Type 2 Diabetics with Elevated BMI.
Background: Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney transplantation (SPKT) is becoming increasingly common in patients with Type 2 diabetes (T2DM). The BMI threshold for listing for SPKT in this…2016 American Transplant Congress
Physical Disability on the Liver Transplant Waitlist: Results from the Functional Assessment in Liver Transplantation (FrAILT) Study.
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
Background: Cirrhosis leads to sarcopenia and functional decline that can severely impact one's ability to function at home and in society. Self-reported disability scales to…2016 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Prediction Tool to Guide Referral of Elderly Dialysis Patients for Kidney Transplant Evaluation.
Background: Adults over 70 years old are the fastest growing segment of the end stage renal disease (ESRD) population. Due to substantial variation in co-morbidities…2016 American Transplant Congress
Concordance Between Pancreatic Rejection and Kidney Rejection and Kidney Survival in Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplantation.
Transplant Nephrology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN.
Purpose: It is not known whether pancreas rejection is associated with increased kidney rejection. Also, it is not known whether pancreas survival affects kidney and…2016 American Transplant Congress
Susceptibility Patterns of Pre-Transplant Pseudomonas and Post-Lung Transplant Outcomes in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis.
Background: The impact of pre-lung transplant (LT) pan-drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PDR PsA) colonization on post-LT mortality and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) rates in cystic fibrosis…2016 American Transplant Congress
Mortality and Graft Loss Attributable to Readmission Following Kidney Transplantation.
Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
BACKGROUND: Early hospital readmission (EHR) following kidney transplantation (KT) is independently associated with graft loss and mortality. Prior work assumes that this association is constant…2016 American Transplant Congress
Serum Albumin Level Has Association with Both Graft Failure and Mortality in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Background: The studies concerned the association between post-transplant serum albumin concentration and post-transplant outcomes in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) are scarce.Methods: To evaluate the impact…
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