Effect of pravastatin treatment on the evolution of extracoronary atherosclerosis in renal transplant patients

Transplant Proc. 2002 Feb;34(1):384-8. doi: 10.1016/s0041-1345(01)02813-5.

Authors

F Cofan¹, R Gilabert, D Zambon, I Nunez, E Ros, M Cofan, J M Campistol, C Bru, F Oppenheimer

Affiliation

¹ Renal Transplant Unit, Radiology Department, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Spain.

PMID: 11959338
DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(01)02813-5

No abstract available

Publication types

Clinical Trial
Comparative Study
Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

Arteriosclerosis / epidemiology*
Arteriosclerosis / prevention & control
Carotid Arteries / anatomy & histology
Carotid Stenosis / epidemiology*
Carotid Stenosis / prevention & control
Disease Progression
Female
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
Kidney Transplantation / pathology
Kidney Transplantation / physiology*
Lipids / blood
Male
Postoperative Complications / epidemiology*
Postoperative Complications / prevention & control
Pravastatin / therapeutic use*
Time Factors

Substances

Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Lipids
Pravastatin