2020 American Transplant Congress
Muscle Strength and Physical Functioning in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
Nephrology, Children's National, Washington, DC
*Purpose: Children with end stage renal disease on dialysis are known to be at high risk for protein energy wasting and low muscle mass, however…2020 American Transplant Congress
Serum Cystatin C Predicts Kidney-Related Outcomes and Transplant-Free Survival in Patients with End-Stage Liver Disease and Low Body Mass Index
*Purpose: Liver transplant (LT) candidates with sarcopenia are disadvantaged by creatinine-based assessment of renal function as creatinine overestimates glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Low body mass…2020 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation in Obese Recipients: Post-Transplant Weight Gain and Outcomes
*Purpose: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is now the most common cause of end-stage liver disease necessitating orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) in the United States. Several…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Influence of Donor Kidney to Recipient Body Weight Ratio on Long-Term Outcomes of Living-Donor Kidney Transplantation
Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
*Purpose: We often experience the incompatibility in size between the kidney graft and recipient in living-donor kidney transplantation. This study evaluated the effect of the…2020 American Transplant Congress
Should Steatotic Livers Be Transplanted Into Pediatric Recipients?
*Purpose: Although steatotic livers are frequently transplanted in the adult population, they are not commonly transplanted in pediatric recipients. We questioned if the outcomes of…2019 American Transplant Congress
The Need for Diabetic Medications after Pancreas Transplantation
Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
*Purpose: Patients with diabetes mellitus can experience microvascular complications resulting in end organ damage ultimately necessitating pancreatic transplantation. While there is well documented improvement in…2019 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Operative C-Peptide Predicts Weight Gain after Pancreas Transplantation
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
*Purpose: Transplant recipients are susceptible to metabolic syndrome as typified by hyperglycemia, central obesity and increased insulin resistance after transplant, which may precede the onset…2019 American Transplant Congress
Correlates of Significant Weight Changes Following Pancreas Alone Transplantation
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Significant weight change is defined as unintentional weight gain of ≥ 7% of body weight or unintentional weight loss of > 5% in one…2019 American Transplant Congress
Lifestyle Intervention in Renal Transplant Recipients: A Multicenter, Randomized Clinical Trial
*Purpose: Low physical activity and reduced physical functioning are common after renal transplantation, resulting in a reduced quality of life. The aim of this study…2019 American Transplant Congress
Undernutrition is Associated with Impaired T Cell Protective Immunity in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
*Purpose: Undernutrition has been associated with T cell immune cell dysfunction and infectious complications in non-immunosuppressed children. Thus, we aimed to define T cell phenotypes…
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