Journal article
The Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Is Not Increasing Over Time Despite Aging and Higher Comorbidity Burden of Kidney Transplant Recipients
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular death remains the leading cause of mortality in kidney transplant recipients. Cardiovascular events are associated with significant morbidity. However, current trends in cardiovascular events after kidney transplantation are poorly understood.
METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study using healthcare databases in Ontario, Canada, to determine whether the incidence of cardiovascular events after kidney …
Authors
Lam NN; Kim SJ; Knoll GA; McArthur E; Lentine KL; Naylor KL; Li AH; Shariff SZ; Ribic CM; Garg AX
Journal
Transplantation, Vol. 101, No. 3, pp. 588–596
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
March 2017
DOI
10.1097/tp.0000000000001155
ISSN
0041-1337