Open AccessImportance of Vascular Calcification in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Author(s) -
Giuseppe Cianciolo,
Irene Capelli,
Maria Laura Angelini,
Chiara Valentini,
Olga Baraldi,
Maria Scolari,
Sergio Stefoni
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1421-9670
pISSN - 0250-8095
DOI - 10.1159/000362492
Subject(s) - medicine , calcification , kidney , kidney disease , kidney transplant , kidney transplantation , cardiology
Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for chronic kidney disease (CKD), but in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) cardiovascular events are the first cause of death with a functioning graft, ranging from 36 to 55%. The impact of vascular calcification (VC) on morbidity and mortality of KTRs is not appreciated enough nowadays.
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