Intimal thickening and luminal narrowing of the coronary arteries are insidious complications of cardiac allograft. However, the pathogenesis of cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) remains to be clarified. In this study, the protective effect of a prostacyclin analogue (beraprost sodium; BPS) on CAV was evaluated after heterotopic cardiac transplantation in rat. All recipients were treated wit...

BACKGROUND Diabetic nephropathy is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Cardiovascular (CV) complications are the most common cause of death among ESRD patients. Beraprost sodium (BPS) is a prostacyclin analog with vasodilatory and antiplatelet effects. METHODS This is a multicenter prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to determine whether treatment ...