Do blood pressure and arterial wall properties change after conversion from cyclosporine to tacrolimus?

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1900-1901

  Gelens, M A C J ^a,b   Christiaans, M H L ^a   Hooff, J P V ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CYCLOSPORIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TACROLIMUS; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTERY WALL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LABORATORY; MALE; MICROEMULSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; RISK ASSESSMENT; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIES; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CYCLOSPORINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TACROLIMUS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 20344393398     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.04.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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