Endothelial Dysfunction in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients With and Without Failed Renal Transplants
TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS, cilt.41, sa.9, ss.3647-3650, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 41 Sayı: 9
- Basım Tarihi: 2009
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.06.200
- Dergi Adı: TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.3647-3650
- İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background. Endothelial dysfunction (ED) is a common, early abnormality that predisposes patients to develop atherosclerosis and cardiovascular events; inflammation is associated with atherosclerosis and malnutrition. Patients with failed transplants are usually complicated by inflammation; however, ED in this group of patients has not been well defined. In this cross-sectional study, we sought to investigate ED among naive peritoneal dialysis (nPD) patients who were never transplanted as well as patients with failed renal transplants who were re-starting peritoneal dialysis (fTxPD).