Arterial Stiffness and Calcifications in Incident Renal Transplant Recipients

Arterial Stiffness and Calcifications in Incident Renal Transplant Recipients

The purpose of this study is to determine the:

• Natural history of calcification posttransplantation
• Natural history of BMC following renal transplantation
• Reverse correlation between calcification score and aortic calcifications following renal transplantation
• Correlation of IMT, BMC, PWV and biochemical variables
• Correlation of IMT, BMC, PWV, biochemical variables and outcome
• Predictors of CV disease after transplantation
• Predictors of IMT progression, BMC loss and PWV progression after renal transplantation

Inclusion Criteria:

• Incident renal transplant patients or combined renal/pancreas transplant patients