Comparative effects of renal transplantation and maintenance dialysis on arterial stiffness and left ventricular mass index

KEVEN K., Calayoglu R., ŞENGÜL Ş., DİNÇER İ., KUTLAY S., ERTÜRK Ş., ...More

CLINICAL TRANSPLANTATION, vol.22, no.3, pp.360-365, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 22 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2008.00794.x
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL TRANSPLANTATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.360-365
  • Keywords: arterial stiffness, hemodialysis, kidney, left ventricular hypertrophy, transplantation, HYPERTROPHY, HEMODIALYSIS, DISEASE
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Arterial stiffness and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) are major independent risk factors for cardiovascular disease in healthy and renal population. In this study, we aimed to investigate comparative long-term effects of renal transplantation (RTx) and of hemodialysis (HD) on both arterial stiffness and LVH.