Posttransplant diabetes and hypertension: pathophysiologic insights and therapeutic rationale.
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.
Salifu
Moro O
MO
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Renal Fellowship Program, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Box 52, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA. moro@salifu.net
Tedla
Fasika
F
Aytug
Serhat
S
Hayat
Amir
A
McFarlane
Samy I
SI
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*