• Clin. Geriatr. Med. · Aug 2013

    Transplantation in the elderly patient.

    • Douglas Scott Keith.
    • Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0133, USA. dsk9s@virginia.edu
    • Clin. Geriatr. Med. 2013 Aug 1; 29 (3): 707-19.

    AbstractDuring the last 2 decades, the number of kidney transplants performed in the candidates older than 65 years has grown dramatically. For selected geriatric patients with end-stage kidney failure, kidney transplantation has emerged as a potential option for treatment of their end organ failure. Aging is associated with functional changes to the immune system known as immunosenescence, and this age-related decline in immune function has important implications for immunosuppression in this subgroup of kidney transplant recipients. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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