Search Results - "Tavakol, Mehdi M"

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is safe and efficacious for pretransplant candidates by Lin, Matthew Y.C., M.D, Mehdi Tavakol, M., M.D, Sarin, Ankit, M.D, Amirkiai, Shadee M., B.S, Rogers, Stanley J., M.D, Carter, Jonathan T., M.D, Posselt, Andrew M., M.D., Ph.D

“…Abstract Background Morbid obesity is a relative contraindication for organ transplant because it is associated with higher postoperative morbidity and…”
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Safety and feasibility of sleeve gastrectomy in morbidly obese patients following liver transplantation by Lin, Matthew Y. C., Tavakol, M. Mehdi, Sarin, Ankit, Amirkiai, Shadee M., Rogers, Stanley J., Carter, Jonathan T., Posselt, Andrew M.

“…Background Obesity, steroid-induced diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, and steatohepatitis can occur after liver transplantation and may respond to bariatric…”
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Pretransplantation coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination requirements: A matched case-control study of factors associated with waitlist inactivation by Edwards, Anya L., Tavakol, Mehdi M., Mello, Anna, Kerney, Jennifer, Roberts, John P.

“…Numerous United States transplant centers require solid organ transplantation candidates to be vaccinated against the coronavirus disease of 2019 to be active…”
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Sleeve gastrectomy prior to liver transplantation is superior to medical weight loss in reducing posttransplant metabolic complications by Sharpton, Suzanne R., Terrault, Norah A., Tavakol, Mehdi M., Posselt, Andrew M.

“…Strategies to optimize the management of obesity‐related metabolic complications after liver transplantation (LT) are needed. We examined the effect of pre‐LT…”
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Successful Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation of Highly Sensitized Candidates Across Positive Cross Match and Strong Donor-Specific HLA-DP Antibodies without Desensitization by Rajalingam, Raja, Gae, David D, Laszik, Zoltan G, Tavakol, Mehdi M, Webber, Allison B, Dobi, Deján, Cunniffe, Kelly, da Gente, Gilberto, Hirose, Ryutaro, Roll, Garrett, Roberts, John P

“…INTRODUCTIONOver 50% of kidney transplant (KTx) candidates with 100% CPRA display HLA-DP antibodies, which impair the chances of finding a compatible deceased…”
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Impact of Sarcopenia on Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation Outcomes: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study by Meier, Raphael P.H., Noguchi, Hiroshi, Kelly, Yvonne M., Sarwal, Minnie, Conti, Giulia, Ward, Casey, Halleluyan, Ran, Tavakol, Mehdi, Stock, Peter G., Freise, Chris E.

“…Sarcopenia has been identified as a predictive variable for surgical outcomes. We hypothesized that sarcopenia could be a key measure to identify frail…”
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