title: Hyperlipidaemia in renal transplantation--risk factor for long-term graft outcome.
abstract: The role of hyperlipidaemia for the outcome of renal transplantation was evaluated in a prospective study involving 151 patients. Graft losses were associated with more pronounced pre-transplant lipid abnormalities. An increased risk of graft loss during the first two post-transplant years was found in patients with marked pre-transplant hypercholesterolaemia (> or = 6.9 mmol L-1, P = 0.014; relative risk 2.2). Hypercholesterolaemia > or = 6.9 mmol L-1 at 6 months after transplantation, present in 41/115 patients, was associated with a lower GFR (P = 0.007) and more pronounced albuminuria (P = 0.009) at 2 years. In patients with graft dysfunction (serum creatinine > 160 mumol L-1) at 2 years, more pronounced lipid abnormalities before and at 6 months after transplantation were found. Between 6 months and 2 years, total and LDL cholesterol did not change significantly, but HDL cholesterol decreased (P = 0.03). In conclusion, hyperlipidaemia is also a risk factor for the long-term outcome in renal transplantation. Further investigations are needed to determine whether graft losses and late graft failure can be prevented or ameliorated by treating hyperlipidaemia in renal transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dimény
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wahlberg
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lithell
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fellström
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000150:complications*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D008074:Lipoproteins; D014280:Triglycerides