Post-transplant hypocomplementemia: A novel marker of cardiovascular risk in kidney transplant recipients?

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of mortality after kidney transplantation (KT). The potential role of the complement system in the pathogenesis of post-transplant CVD remains unexplored.

Source: Atherosclerosis - January 19, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Guillermo Maestro de la Calle, Mario Fern ández-Ruiz, Francisco López-Medrano, Natalia Polanco, Esther González, Rafael San Juan, Tamara Ruiz-Merlo, Julia Origüen, Estela Paz-Artal, Amado Andrés, José María Aguado Source Type: research