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Articles tagged "Obesity"

  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Surgical Site Infection Does Not Fully Explain the Impact of Obesity on Post-Transplant Outcomes.

    S. Bae, L. Kucirka, A. Massie, D. Segev.

    Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD.

    While obesity is considered a risk factor for worse survival after kidney transplant (KT), a single-center study reported that obesity has no direct effect on…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Association Between Pretransplant Body Mass Index and Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Living Kidney Transplantation: A Consideration of Gender Differences.

    M. Okumi,1 K. Unagami,1 M. Furusawa,1 T. Hirai,1 Y. Okabe,2 K. Masutani,3 T. Shimizu,1 K. Omoto,4 H. Ishida,1 T. Kitazono,3 K. Tanabe,1 The Japan Academic Consortium of Kidney Transplantation (JACK).

    1Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan; 2Surgery, Kyusyu University, Fukuoka, Japan; 3Medicine and Clinical Science, Kyusyu University, Fukuoka, Japan; 4Urology, Todachuo General Hospital, Saitama, Japan.

    [lsaquo]Background[rsaquo]There is epidemiologic evidence of an association between elevated body mass index (BMI), the progression of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). For…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Morbid Obesity and Functional Status as Predictors of Surgical Complication After Renal Transplantation.

    T. Veasey, J. Fleming, S. Strout, R. Miller, N. Pilch, H. Meadows, C. Mardis, B. Mardis, P. Baliga, J. McGillicuddy, D. Taber.

    Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.

    Purpose: Surgical complications after renal transplant may impact patient morbidity and healthcare utilization. Identification of patients at risk would allow for planning allocation of resources…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Gut Dysbiosis and Metabolic Disorders in Kidney Transplant Recipients.

    M. Lecronier,1 P. Tashk,1 J. Aron-Wisnewsky,2,3,4 E. Denamur,1 O. Tenaillon,1 B. Barrou,4,5 J. Tourret.1,4,5

    1IAME, UMR 1137, INSERM, Paris, France; 2Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition, ICAN, Service de Nutrition, GH Pitié-Salpêtrière Charles Foix, AP-HP, Paris, France; 3UMR_S U1166, équipe NutriOmics, INSERM, Paris, France; 4Sorbonne Universités, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France; 5AP-HP, Département d'Urologie, Néphrologie et Transplantation, GH Pitié-Salpêtrière Charles Foix, Paris, France.

    IntroductionGut microbiota modifications (dysbiosis) have been observed in obese and/or diabetic patients. Kidney transplant recipients (KTR) are particularly exposed to the development of metabolic disorders,…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Visceral Adiposity Is Associated with Increased Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Following Liver Transplantation.

    A. Mathur, L. Boyangzi, M. Prince, J. Guarrera, B. Samstein, A. Griesemer, K. Halazun, T. Kato, J. Emond.

    Abdominal Transplant, Columbia University, Ny, NY.

    IntroductionObesity has become a worldwide epidemic. The number of patients with HCC undergoing Orthotopic liver transplant (OLT) is rising. Epidemiologic evidence suggests a link between…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Diabetes Mellitus Predicts Outcome in Obesity After Kidney Transplantation.

    T. Schachtner,1,2 M. Stein,2 P. Reinke.1,2

    1Nephrology and Internal Intensive Care, Charite Campus Virchow Clinic, Berlin, Germany; 2Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Charite Campus Virchow Clinic, Berlin, Germany.

    Obesity has been associated with an increased risk of allograft loss and death from infection in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). Therefore, previous studies suggested bariatric…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Muscle Function, Mass, and Quality in Obese Liver Transplant Candidates: Results from the Functional Assessment in Liver Transplantation (FrAILT) Study.

    C. Wang, I. Lobach, J. Lai.

    UCSF, San Francisco, CA.

    Background: Sarcopenia, or severe loss of muscle mass, is common in cirrhotics and adversely affects quality of life and transplant outcomes. Obese liver transplant(LT) candidates…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Incidence of CMV Viremia in Obese and Morbidly Obese Kidney Transplants Under a Low Dose Valganciclovir Prophylaxis Protocol

    J. Thielke,1 P. West-Thielke,2 E. Benedetti.2

    1Pharmacy Practice, Univ of IL-Chicago, Chicago, IL; 2Surgery, Univ of IL-Chicago, Chicago, IL.

    Background: The rate of Cytomegalovirus infections in kidney transplant recipients drastically diminished with the advent of oral ganciclovir and subsequently valganciclovir. However it continues to…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Pilot Study on Safety and Feasibility of Complete Meal Replacement in Liver Transplant Recipients and Potential Donors

    F. Bhatti,1 M. Jesse,3 K. George,2 J. Centala,4 J. Ehrman,5 A. Eshelman,3 M. Abouljoud,3 K. Brown.

    1Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI; 2Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI; 3Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI; 4Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; 5Cardiology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI.

    Background: Metabolic syndrome (MS) and hepatic steatosis (HS) are potential long-term complications after liver transplantation (LT). Post-LT caloric intake normalizes which can result in obesity.…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Impact of Elevated BMI on Allograft Outcomes: A Competing Risks Regression Analysis

    A. Naik, A. Sakhuja, M. Samaniego, P. Shrivastava, D. Cibrik.

    Section of Nephrology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

    INTRODUCTION: Extremes of BMI has been associated with an increased risk of death censored allograft failure. Traditionally the KM product limit estimate has been used…
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