Incidence of cardiovascular events after kidney transplantation and cardiovascular risk scores: study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the major cause of death after renal transplantation. Not only conventional CVD risk factors, but also transplant-specific risk factors can influence the development of CVD in kidney transplant recipients. The main objective of this study will be to determine the incidence of post-transplant CVD after renal transplantation and related factors. A secondary objective will be to examine the ability of standard cardiovascular risk scores (Framingham, REGICOR, SCORE, and DORICA) to predict post-transplantation cardiovascular events in renal transplant recipients, and to develop a new score for predicting the risk of CVD after kidney transplantation.

Methods/design

Observational prospective cohort study of all kidney transplant recipients

SUBMITTER: Pita-Fernandez S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3022886 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature