title: Posttransplant diabetes and hypertension: pathophysiologic insights and therapeutic rationale.
abstract: New-onset diabetes after transplantation and hypertension are very common after renal transplantation and are associated with adverse graft and cardiovascular outcomes. A thorough understanding of the unique factors that operate in renal transplant recipients is essential for the proper evaluation and management of these important disorders. This review outlines the pathogenesis, diagnostic workup, and therapeutic rationale for diabetes and hypertension after transplantation.
authors.affiliation: State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Renal Fellowship Program, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Box 52, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA. moro@salifu.net
authors.forename: Moro O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Salifu
authors.forename: Fasika
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tedla
authors.forename: Serhat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aytug
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hayat
authors.forename: Samy I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: McFarlane
mesh_terms: D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*