As of December 2020, Saxenda is FDA-approved for use as a chronic weight management aid in adults and children over 12 years of age
Diwan Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Meeting: 2022 American Transplant Congress Abstract number: 790 Keywords: Kidney, Metabolic disease, Obesity Topic: Clinical Science Kidney 35 - Kidney: Cardiovascular and Metabolic Complications Session Information Session Name: Kidney: Cardiovascular and Metabolic Complications Session Type: Poster Abstract Date: Saturday, June 4, 2022 Session Time: 5:30pm-7:00pm Presentation Time: 5:30pm-7:00pm Location: Hynes Halls C & D *Purpose: Obesity is often a barrier to kidney transplantation (KT) due to increased perioperative risks and worse outcomes with many transplant centers setting BMI cut offs in order to be active on the waitlist
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Recent significant clinical trials evaluating the efficacy of weight loss are summarized in Figure 5 and Figure 6
By Ziyad Al-Aly , Clinical Epidemiologist, Washington University in St