The Impact of Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation on Peripheral Arterial Disease

Published on 07/31/2024

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Richard J. Knight ¹, Yan Ye², Edward A. Graviss^1,3, Duc T. Nguyen⁴, Zsolt Garami⁵, Stephanie G. Yi¹, Mark Hobeika¹, Charudatta S. Bavare⁵, Archana R. Sadhu⁶, A. Osama Gaber¹

¹ Department of Surgery Houston Methodist Hospital Houston USA
² JC Walter Jr. Transplant Center Houston Methodist Hospital Houston USA
³ Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine Houston Methodist Hospital Houston USA
⁴ Department of Pediatrics Baylor College of Medicine Houston USA
⁵ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Houston Methodist Hospital Houston USA
⁶ Department of Medicine Houston Methodist Hospital Houston USA

Abstract

Introduction It is unclear whether kidney/pancreas (KP) transplantation will prevent the progression of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in patients with insulin dependent diabetes (IDDM) and end‐stage renal disease. We sought to determine the pre‐ and posttransplant prevalence of symptomatic PAD and changes in carotid artery intima‐media thickness (IMT) in KP recipients.
Methods In this single center study, outcomes were compared between...

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