Traditional and Nontraditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Estimated Risk for Coronary Artery Disease in Renal Transplant Recipients: A Single-Center Experience

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-409104
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.40910

Banas, Miriam C. ; Banas, Bernhard

; Orth, Stephan R. ; Langer, Veronika ; Reinhold, Stephan W. ; Weingart, Christian ; Jung, Bettina ; Krüger, Bernd ; Krämer, Bernhard K.

Preview

PDF - Published Version
(216kB)

Date of publication of this fulltext: 24 Oct 2019 13:59

Alternative links to fulltext:DOI Publisher

Details

Preview

Export bibliographical data

Abstract

Background/Aims: The prevalence of cardiovascular disease in renal transplant recipients is markedly higher than in the general population due to the high prevalence of traditional cardiovascular risk factors, renal transplant function impairment and treatment with immunosuppressive drugs that affect blood pressure, cholesterol and blood glucose levels. Methods: Cross-sectional analysis using our ...