Articles tagged "Weight"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Operative C-Peptide Predicts Weight Gain after Pancreas Transplantation
J. Torabi, J. P. Rocca, E. Kestenbaum, M. Ajaimy, M. Kinkhabwala, J. A. Graham
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
A. Arunachalam, F. Aziz, N. Garg, M. Mohamed, A. Djamali, J. Odorico, D. Mandelbrot, S. Parajuli
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
E. Corpeleijn¹, G. Klaassen², D. M. Zelle², D. Dijkema³, I. van Vliet², F. J. Bemelman⁴, G. J. Navis², S. J. Bakker²
¹Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ³Department of Dietetics, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ⁴Department of Nephrology, Amsterdam Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
*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
E. T. Chambers¹, C. Chan¹, R. Ettenger², P. Grimm³, E. Reed², M. Sarwal⁴, L. Stempora⁵, B. Warshaw⁶, C. Zhao¹, O. Martinez⁷, A. Kirk⁵
¹Pediatrics, Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Pediatrics, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ³Pediatrics, Stanford, Palo Alto, CA, ⁴Pediatrics, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁶Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ⁷Surgery, Stanford, Palo Alto, CA
*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…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Undernutrition and Leptin Deficiency Modulates T Cell Immunity in Transplantation
E. David¹, M. Zhu², B. Bennett², D. Cheng¹, A. Nichols¹, W. Parker², P. Schroder², N. McIver¹, A. Kirk², E. Chambers¹
¹Pediatrics, Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC
*Purpose: We have previously shown an association between undernutrition and the development of viremia in transplanted children. While undernutrition is associated with impaired T cell…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Expression of Prostaglandin E2 Receptors Track with Rejection in Porcine Kidney Transplants
A. Harner¹, Y. Wang², X. Fang², R. Lassiter¹, T. D. Merchen¹, S. Ho³, S. Nahman Jr²
¹Surgery, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, ²Nephrology, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, ³Gift of Life Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) is generated from arachidonic acid via cyclooxygenase-2 (COX2) and is known to modulate the immune response via its receptors: EP1, EP2,…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Feasibility of a Rapid Magnetic Resonance Protocol to Assess Body Composition Profiles in Adult Liver Transplant Candidates
S. Pine¹, L. Adamski¹, D. Gregory¹, C. Padilla¹, J. Gottstein², A. Lemmer¹, M. Forsgren³, M. Rinella¹, L. B. VanWagner⁴
¹Medicine-GI & Hepatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ³Center for Medical Image Science, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden, ⁴Medicine-GI & Hepatology and Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Body mass index (BMI) is a poor marker of obesity and outcomes in liver transplant (LT) candidates. Data suggest that body composition profiling (BCP),…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Etiology of Liver Disease Affects Weight Gain after Liver Transplant
A. Chandrakumaran¹, M. B. Siddiqui², S. Patel², F. Lin³, J. Laurenzano², J. Clinton², T. Reichman⁴, C. Bhati⁴, M. S. Siddiqui²
¹Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ²Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ³Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ⁴Transplant Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Weight gain after liver transplant (LT) is a key driver of cardiometabolic disease and associated mortality. There is little known about trends in post-LT…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Changes in Body Mass Index and Outcomes after Kidney Transplantation: A Single Centre, Retrospective, Observational Study
A. Arshad¹, J. Hodson², K. Khalil¹, A. Sharif³
¹University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ²Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK, Institute of Translational Medicine, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ³Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, UK, Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Birmingham, United Kingdom
*Purpose: The aim of this study was to describe the changes in body mass index (BMI) after kidney transplantation and assess how this influences long-term…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Ideal Body Weight versus Actual Body Weight for Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin Induction in Pancreas Transplantation
E. Martinez,¹ D. Felix,² J. Wiegel,² T. Al-Qaoud,¹ G. Leverson,¹ A. Condon,² R. Redfield,¹ J. Odorico.¹
¹Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI; ²Department of Pharmacy, UW Health, Madison, WI.
Purpose: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin (rATG) is the most commonly used induction agent in solid organ pancreas transplantation. The optimal induction dosing of rATG, has not…