Hyperleptinemia is associated with the aortic augmentation index in kidney transplant recipients

Serum osteoprotegerin levels associated with the aortic augmentation index in renal transplant recipients

OBJECTIVES Arterial stiffness is recognized as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Recent studies found that osteoprotegerin (OPG) is associated with arterial stiffness and may reflect endothelial dysfunction. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between fasting serum OPG levels and the aortic augmentation index (AIx) in renal transplant reci...

Peripheral "oscillatory" compliance is associated with aortic augmentation index.

The augmentation index (AIx) and "oscillatory" compliance (C(2)) are wave contour analysis parameters for the central aorta (P(ao)) and radial artery pressure wave (P(rad)), respectively. Both are sensitive to cardiovascular risk factors such as aging, hypertension, and diabetes and have been proposed as prognostic markers for cardiovascular disease. In this work, we studied the relation betwee...

Aortic stiffness of kidney transplant recipients correlates with donor age.

Increased aortic stiffness is a major factor responsible for the high cardiovascular mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease, but the impact of kidney transplantation on recipient aortic stiffness remains poorly defined. The use of expanded-criteria kidney donors is associated with decreased recipient survival compared with the use of standard-criteria donors, although the underlying...

Covid-19 infection in kidney transplant recipients: a case report

Bone marrow augmentation in renal transplant recipients.

THE goal of tolerance induction, although achievable in pre-clinical models, is not yet a clinical reality. One of the most important areas of experimental research in thc field of tolerance induction has been the administration of donor-specific bone marrow in conjunction with whole organ transplantation. The same strategy has been tested in several clinical trials; all have included chronic i...