Effects of sirolimus on lipids in renal allograft recipients: An analysis using the Framingham risk model

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 551-559

  Blum, Conrad B ^a  

^a Columbia Univ Coll of Phys/Surgs ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Coronary heart disease; Framingham risk model; Lipids; Sirolimus; Triglyceride

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CHOLESTEROL; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; RAPAMYCIN; STEROID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; CHOLESTEROL; CORONARY DISEASE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIPID METABOLISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIROLIMUS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0036664390     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-6143.2002.20610.x     Document Type: Article

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