Reduction of left ventricular hypertrophy by Sirolimus in kidney transplant recipients: a nonrandomized clinical trial

Background: Persistence of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in renal transplant recipients is associated with unfavorable outcomes. Calcineurin-inhibitor (CNI) nephrotoxicity is a major cause of morbidity and mortality after kidney transplantation. In this study we compared sirolimus (SRL) with ca...

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Main Authors: Sedghipour M, Tabatabaei SAH, Sadadi F, Kamal Hedayat D, Nikdoost F, Sate H, Ghorbani Yekta B
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2012-02-01
Series:Tehran University Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://tumj.tums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-25-177&slc_lang=en&sid=1