Post-Transplant Diabetes Mellitus and the Risk of Acute Rejection in Heart Transplant

The development of post-transplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) is associated with an increased risk of acute rejection after kidney and liver transplantation, however, the outcomes after orthotopic heart transplant (OHT) have yet to be systematically studied. We sought to investigate whether there is any relationship between the development of PTDM and acute rejection after cardiac transplant.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 31, 2020 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: C.K. Alvarez, D. Nnani, S.R. Patel, D. Goldstein, O. Saeed, D. Sims, J. Shin, S. Murthy, S. Vukelic, P. Chavez, S. Forest, U. Jorde Tags: (592) Source Type: research