Lithuania
Review Article
Proteinuria after Kidney Transplantation
Author(s): Marius Miglinas, Arvydas Laurinavicius and Diana LukasevicMarius Miglinas, Arvydas Laurinavicius and Diana Lukasevic
Proteinuria is a significant complication affecting renal transplant recipients. It is linked to cardiovascular events,
a premature death and graft loss. The prevalence of proteinuria is close to 40% of renal transplant recipients per year. The causes of proteinuria are multiple: glomerular disease, anti-HLA class II antibodies, various medications and tubulointerstitial disease of the graft. It is very important to evaluate the cause of proteinuria, to reduce proteinuria and cardiovascular risk... Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2161-0959.1000145
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