Screening asymptomatic diabetic patients for coronary artery disease prior to renal transplantation

RAMANATHAN v., GORAL S., TANRIOVER B., FEURER I., Kazancioglu R., SHAFFER D., ...More

TRANSPLANTATION, vol.79, no.10, pp.1453-1458, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 79 Issue: 10
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/01.tp.0000164147.60036.67
  • Journal Name: TRANSPLANTATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1453-1458
  • Keywords: diabetes, coronary artery disease, renal failure, cardiac catheterization, body mass index, CHRONIC DIALYSIS PATIENTS, UNITED-STATES, REVASCULARIZATION PROCEDURES, PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION, REPLACEMENT THERAPY, TERM, ANGIOPLASTY, ANGIOGRAPHY, CANDIDATES, RECIPIENTS
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a significant contributor to excess mortality in renal transplant candidates with diabetes mellitus (DM). Prior studies relating to risk stratification for significant CAD in diabetics are confined to Caucasian type 1 DM patients.