Endothelial function is more impaired in hemodialysis patients than renal transplant recipients

OFLAZ H., PUSUROGLU H., GENCHALLAC H., DEMIREL S., Bugra Z., SEVER M. Ş., ...More

CLINICAL TRANSPLANTATION, vol.17, no.6, pp.528-533, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 17 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2003
  • Doi Number: 10.1046/j.1399-0012.2003.00100.x
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL TRANSPLANTATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.528-533
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Backgound: Endothelial dysfunction (ED) is a common precursor and denominator of cardiovascular events including development of atherosclerosis. In this cross-sectional, controlled study, we aimed to investigate ED measured by ischemia-induced forearm vasodilatation in chronic hemodialysis (HD) patients and renal transplant recipients (rTX).