Pulmonary hypertension is closely related to arterial stiffness in renal transplant patients.

Introduction And Aims: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is an independent predictor of increased mortality in patients on dialysis and those undergoing renal transplantation. We investigated PH and its association with vascular calcification and endothelial dysfunction in renal transplant patients.

Methods: The records of 300 consecutive patients who underwent renal transplant in our center between 2005 to 2012 were evaluated.

Graft function and arterial stiffness: can bioimpedance analysis be useful in renal transplant recipients?

Objective: We aimed to determine the total body water (TBW) by means of bioimpedance analysis (BIA) and to analyze the association of TBW, graft function, and arterial stiffness by means of pulse-wave velocity (PWV) and echocardiographic measurements in renal transplant (RT) recipients.

Methods: Eighty-two RT recipients (mean age, 38.7 ± 11.

High-grade proteinuria as a cardiovascular risk factor in renal transplant recipients.

Background: Proteinuria is a marker of graft damage and is closely associated with a higher risk of morbidity, mortality, and cardiovascular disease in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). Arterial stiffness is a well-known predictor of vascular calcification and systemic arteriosclerosis. In our study, we aimed to investigate the association between proteinuria and graft/patient survival and to determine whether proteinuria may be a predictor for cardiovascular disease in our KTR population.

Hyperviscosity in renal transplant recipients.

Objective: The resistance of blood to flow is called plasma viscosity. Increased blood viscosity has been described in patients with coronary and peripheral arterial disease. In this study, we evaluated the influence of clinical and laboratory findings on plasma viscosity in renal transplant recipients.

Sagittal abdominal diameter as an anthropometric measure of cardiovascular and graft loss risk in renal transplant recipients.

Background: Sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD) has been presented as a stronger prognostic factor for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in the general population. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between SAD and its associated parameters in renal transplant recipients.

Methods: One hundred eighty-one renal transplant recipients were enrolled in the study.

Post-transplant Hyperuricemıa as a Cardıovascular Risk Factor.

Purpose: Uric acid is known to impair endothelial cell function and to stimulate the development of renal interstitial fibrosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between first-year hyperuricemia with graft dysfunction and the development of cardiovascular risk disorders in renal transplant recipients.

Methods: One hundred kidney transplant recipients (31 female, 45.

Fibromyalgia and its clinical relevance in renal transplant recipients.

Objective: Recent evidence suggests that fibromyalgia syndrome (FS) is associated with inflammation and endothelial dysfunction. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of FS in renal transplant recipients and to identify possible links between FS and clinical and laboratory parameters.

Methods: Ninety-nine kidney transplant recipients with normal graft functions (37.

New-onset diabetes and glucose regulation are significant determinants of left ventricular hypertrophy in renal transplant recipients.

Background: New-onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT) is associated with decreased graft survival and an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. The objective of this study was to evaluate the risk factors for development of NODAT and its' relationship with arterial stiffness and left ventricular mass index (LVMI) in kidney transplant recipients.

Methods: 159 kidney transplant recipients were selected from our transplantation center who underwent renal transplantation between years 2007 and 2010.

Body composition analysis of patients on waiting list for cadaveric renal transplantation: a comparison of hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients.

Background: Bioelectrical impedance analysis is a simple, noninvasive method of assessing body composition. Dialysis modality and selection of buffer type may have an impact on body composition. The aim of our study was to compare body compositions of patients from the waiting list for cadaveric renal transplantation according to the dialysis modality.