The relation between serum testosterone levels and cardiovascular risk factors in patients with kidney transplantation

The relation between serum testosterone levels and cardiovascular risk factors in patients with kidney transplantation

The objective of the study is to evaluate the relationship between serum testos-terone levels and cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) in patients after kidney transplantation and with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Seventy-five male patients, aged between 18 and 68 years, who had kidney transplantatio...

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Veröffentlicht in:Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation 2014-09, Vol.25 (5), p.951-959
Hauptverfasser: Colak, Hulya, Sert, Ismail, Kurtulmus, Yusuf, Karaca, Cezmi, Toz, Huseyin, Kursat, Seyhun
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cardiovascular diseases
Health aspects
Kidneys
Organ transplant recipients
Physiological aspects
Risk factors
Testosterone
Transplantation
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Zusammenfassung:The objective of the study is to evaluate the relationship between serum testos-terone levels and cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) in patients after kidney transplantation and with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Seventy-five male patients, aged between 18 and 68 years, who had kidney transplantation at least six months earlier, were enrolled into the study. Only renal transplant recipients and CKD patients with a creatinine level of
ISSN:1319-2442
2320-3838
DOI:10.4103/1319-2442.139862