Successful Kidney Transplantation Ameliorates Arterial Stiffness in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients

• Published in: Transplantation proceedings Vol. 44; no. 3; pp. 684 - 686
• Main Authors: Hotta, K, Harada, H, Sasaki, H, Iwami, D, Fukuzawa, N, Morita, K, Seki, T, Togashi, M, Nonomura, K
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Inc 01.04.2012; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Arteries - physiopathology; Atherosclerosis (general aspects, experimental research); Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Cardiology. Vascular system; Compliance; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Fundamental immunology; Humans; Kidney Failure, Chronic - physiopathology; Kidney Failure, Chronic - surgery; Kidney Transplantation; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Surgery; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Surgery of the urinary system; Tissue, organ and graft immunology; Kidney disease; Human; Urinary system disease; Chronic renal failure; Cardiovascular disease; Patient; Homotransplantation; Kidney; Vascular disease; Medicine; Treatment; Urinary system; Surgery; Atherosclerosis; Renal failure; Graft; Stiffness; Kidney transplantation

Abstract Purpose Successful kidney transplantation (KTx) can ameliorate bodily damage caused by end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Arterial stiffness (AS) is one of the critical factors that shorten the survival of patients due to cardiovascular events. KTx may reduce AS as well; however, this has not...