[Disturbances of lipid metabolism following renal transplantation (author's transl)].
The serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels and the lipoprotein electrophoretic pattern were investigated in 33 kidney transplant recipients. These patients showed elevated serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels in comparison with a group of healthy control subjects. Lipoprotein electrophoresis showed a predomination of types II a, II b and IV, according to Frederickson. The causes of the disturbances in lipid metabolism are discussed. There is a definite risk of cardiovascular disease in kidney transplant patients as a consequence of the altered lipid metabolism.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
D008074:Lipoproteins; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol
Fettstoffwechstörungen nach Nierentransplantation