title: Improvement of cardiovascular risk factors in heart transplant recipients after conversion from cyclosporine to tacrolimus: a role of the TGF-beta system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands. vanriemsdijk@inw2.azr.nl
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: van Riemsdijk
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Baan
authors.forename: A H M M
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Balk
authors.forename: P M A J
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Vantrimpont
authors.forename: L P W M
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Maat
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Weimar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012307:Risk Factors; D016559:Tacrolimus / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D016572:Cyclosporine; D016559:Tacrolimus