Article

Metabolic cardiovascular syndrome after renal transplantation.

Department of Medicine, National Hospital, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (impact factor: 3.4). 05/2001; 16(5):1047-52. pp.1047-52
Source: PubMed

ABSTRACT Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the major cause of death in renal transplant recipients. Traditional risk factors like hypertension, dyslipidaemia and diabetes mellitus are common, but cannot completely account for the high prevalence of CVD in this population. The aim of the present study was to assess whether post-transplant glucose intolerance, defined as post-transplant diabetes mellitus, impaired glucose tolerance, or impaired fasting glucose, is associated with metabolic disturbances known to increase risk of cardiovascular disease, similar to what has been observed in the general population.
One hundred and seventy-three consecutive patients were prospectively examined 10 weeks after transplantation. An oral glucose tolerance test was completed in 167 patients. Questionnaires, medical records, and the results of various blood tests were used to evaluate a number of known cardiovascular risk factors in all patients.
Glucose intolerance was present in about one-half the recipients and was associated with age, a positive family history of ischaemic heart disease, acute rejection, higher levels of serum triglycerides, apolipoprotein B and 2-h insulin, and lower levels of serum HDL cholesterol. After adjustment for age and sex, lower HDL cholesterol (P=0.005), higher serum triglycerides (P<0.001), apolipoprotein B (P=0.039) and 2-h insulin (P<0.001) were still associated with post-transplant glucose intolerance.
Ten weeks after renal transplantation glucose intolerance is associated with a clustering of cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic abnormalities, consistent with a post-transplant metabolic cardiovascular syndrome.

0 0
 · 
0 Bookmarks
 · 
34 Views
  • Source
    Article: [Practical management of oral antidiabetics in patients with renal disease].
    Roberto Alcazar, Olga Gonzalez Albarran, Jesus Honorato, Nicolás Roberto Robles, Javier Acha, Fernando de Alvaro, Victor Fernandez Gallego, Pablo Gomez Garcia, Martin Lopez de la Torre, Alberto Martinez Castelao, Ramon Romero
    Nefrologia: publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola Nefrologia 02/2006; 26(5):538-58. · 1.00 Impact Factor
  • Source
    Article: Markers of the hepatic component of the metabolic syndrome as predictors of mortality in renal transplant recipients.
    D M Zelle, E Corpeleijn, R M van Ree, R P Stolk, E van der Veer, R O B Gans, J J Homan van der Heide, G Navis, S J L Bakker
    [show abstract] [hide abstract]
    ABSTRACT: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of mortality in renal transplant recipients (RTRs). Metabolic syndrome (MS) is highly prevalent in RTRs. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is considered the hepatic component of MS. We investigated associations of NAFLD markers with MS and mortality. RTRs were investigated between 2001 and 2003. NAFLD markers, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) and alkaline phosphatase (AP) were measured. Bone and nonbone fractions of AP were also determined. Death was recorded until August 2007. Six hundred and two RTRs were studied (age 52+/-12 years, 55% men). At baseline 388 RTRs had MS. Prevalence of MS was positively associated with liver enzymes. During follow-up for 5.3[4.5-5.7] years, 95 recipients died (49 cardiovascular). In univariate Cox regression analyses, GGT (HR=1.43[1.21-1.69], p<0.001) and AP (HR=1.34[1.11-1.63], p=0.003) were associated with mortality, whereas ALT was not. Similar associations were found for cardiovascular mortality. Adjustment for potential confounders, including MS, diabetes and traditional risk factors did not materially change these associations. Results for nonbone AP mirrored that for total AP. ALT, GGT and AP are associated with MS. Of these three enzymes, GGT and AP are associated with mortality, independent of MS. These findings suggest that GGT and AP are independently related to mortality in RTRs.
    American Journal of Transplantation 11/2009; 10(1):106-14. · 6.39 Impact Factor
  • Source
    Article: New-onset diabetes mellitus in kidney transplant recipients discharged on steroid-free immunosuppression.
    Fu L Luan, Diane E Steffick, Akinlolu O Ojo
    [show abstract] [hide abstract]
    ABSTRACT: New-onset diabetes after transplant (NODAT) is a serious complication after kidney transplantation. We studied the relationship between steroid-free maintenance regimens and NODAT in a national cohort of adult kidney transplant patients. A total of 25,837 previously nondiabetic kidney transplant patients, engrafted between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2006, were included in the study. Logistic regression analysis was used to compare the risk of developing NODAT within 3 years after transplant for patients discharged with and without steroid-containing maintenance immunosuppression regimens. The effect of transplant program-level practice regarding steroid-free regimens on the risk of NODAT was studied as well. The cumulative incidence of NODAT within 3 years of transplant was 16.2% overall; 17.7% with maintenance steroids and 12.3% without (P<0.001). Patients discharged with steroids had 42% greater odds of developing NODAT compared with those without steroids (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]=1.42, 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.27-1.58, P<0.001). The maintenance regimen of tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil or mycophenolate sodium was associated with 25% greater odds of developing NODAT (AOR=1.25, 95% CI=1.08-1.45, P=0.003) than the regimen of cyclosporine and mycophenolate mofetil or mycophenolate sodium. Several induction therapies also were associated with lower odds of NODAT compared with no induction. Patients from programs that used steroid-free regimens for a majority of their patients had reduced odds of NODAT compared with patients from programs discharging almost all of their patients on steroid-containing regimens. The adoption of steroid-free maintenance immunosuppression at discharge from kidney transplantation in selected patients was associated with reduced odds of developing NODAT within 3 years.
    Transplantation 02/2011; 91(3):334-41. · 4.00 Impact Factor

Show more

Data provided are for informational purposes only. Although carefully collected, accuracy cannot be guaranteed. The impact factor represents a rough estimation of the journal's impact factor and does not reflect the actual current impact factor. Publisher conditions are provided by RoMEO. Differing provisions from the publisher's actual policy or licence agreement may be applicable.

Keywords

2-h insulin
 
Cardiovascular disease
 
Glucose intolerance
 
higher serum triglycerides
 
increase risk
 
ischaemic heart disease
 
lower HDL cholesterol
 
medical records
 
metabolic abnormalities
 
metabolic disturbances
 
positive family history
 
post-transplant diabetes mellitus
 
post-transplant glucose intolerance
 
post-transplant metabolic cardiovascular syndrome
 
renal transplant recipients
 
renal transplantation glucose intolerance
 
serum HDL cholesterol
 
serum triglycerides
 
Traditional risk factors
 
various blood tests