Cardiovascular Toxicities of Immunosuppressive Agents
Cardiovascular disease is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality following solid organ transplantation. Many of the current immunosuppressive drugs are associated with an increase of one or more risk factors for the development of atherosclerosis. This review compares the mechanism by wh...
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Published in | American journal of transplantation Vol. 2; no. 9; pp. 807 - 818 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Oxford, UK
Munksgaard International Publishers
01.10.2002
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Summary: | Cardiovascular disease is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality following solid organ transplantation. Many of the current immunosuppressive drugs are associated with an increase of one or more risk factors for the development of atherosclerosis. This review compares the mechanism by which individual immunosuppressive agents may impact on these risk factors and the differential contributionof cyclosporine, tacrolimus, mycophenolate, azathioprine, and Rapamycin to these individual risk factors. Attention to the potential cardiovascular toxicities of individual immunosuppressive agents may help design strategies for maintenance of immunosuppression tailored to individual patients. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 ObjectType-Review-3 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 1600-6135 1600-6143 |
DOI: | 10.1034/j.1600-6143.2002.20902.x |