[Cardiovascular risk in the kidney transplant patient].
Renal transplants have experienced a spectacular development in recent years, significantly improving the quality of life and life expectancy of patients. However, mortality due to cardiovascular disease in recent years has become the first cause of death in renal transplant patients, ahead of infections and neoplasic disorders. The causes of this increase are due to the following reasons: 1) Important changes in the characteristics of the donor and the renal receptor. 2) A significant decrease in the immediate post-transplant mortality rates, and 3) increase in the incidence of cardiovascular risk factors in transplant patients.
Campistol
J M
JM
Unidad de Trasplante Renal, Hospital Clínic, Universidad de Barcelona. jmcampis@clinic.ub.es
D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000401:mortality; D012307:Risk Factors