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Coronary artery calcification and coronary ischaemia in renal transplant recipients
Author(s) -
Nurhan Seyahi,
Arzu Kahveci,
Deniz Cebi,
Mehmet Rıza Altıparmak,
Canan Akman,
İlhami Uslu,
Rezzan Ataman,
Hasan Taşçı,
Kamıl Serdengeçtı
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfq413
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , transplantation , angina , coronary artery disease , agatston score , logistic regression , kidney disease , calcification , hemodialysis , coronary artery calcium , myocardial infarction
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality among renal transplant recipients. Data on the relationship between coronary artery calcification (CAC) and coronary ischaemia in renal transplantation patients are scant. We conducted a study to determine the prevalence and determinants of CAC in these patients; we also examined the frequency of coronary ischaemia in patients with moderate and severe CAC.

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