Ana Carina Ferreira, Marco Mendes, Cecília Silva, Patrícia Cotovio, Inês Aires, David Navarro, Fernando Caeiro, Rute Salvador, Bruna Correia, Guadalupe Cabral, Fernando Nolasco, Aníbal Ferreira
Bone and mineral metabolism abnormalities are frequent in kidney transplant recipients and have been associated with cardiovascular morbidity. The primary aim of this study was to analyse the association between routine clinically available biochemical evaluation, non-routine histomorphometric bone evaluation, and vascular disease in kidney transplanted patients. A cross-sectional analysis was performed on 69 patients, 1-year after kidney transplantation. Laboratory analysis, radiography of hands and pelvis, bone biopsy, bone densitometry, and coronary CT were performed...
March 2024: Calcified Tissue International