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Cardiovascular and renal outcome in recipients of kidney grafts from living donors: role of aortic stiffness

2011; Oxford University Press; Volume: 27; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/ndt/gfr578

ISSN

1460-2385

Autores

Sola Aoun Bahous, Antoine Stephan, Jacques Blacher, Michel E. Safar,

Tópico(s)

Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes

Resumo

Background.Cardiovascular (CV) risk remains high in renal transplant patients despite a clear improvement conferred by transplantation. This risk is attributed mostly to recipient-related risk factors. Donor vascular characteristics, such as arterial stiffness, have been poorly investigated in this regard.

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