Serum lipids in children 3 to 5 years after kidney, liver, and heart transplantation

Transpl Int. 2004 Mar;17(3):109-19. doi: 10.1007/s00147-003-0677-0. Epub 2004 Jan 29.

Abstract

Although dyslipidemia is common after solid organ transplantation (Tx), there are few long-term studies in children. We investigated the prevalence of dyslipidemia up to 5 years after Tx in 125 children on triple immunosuppression with one of three different well-functioning grafts, kidney, liver, and heart, and 181 controls. Total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and triglyceride (TG) concentrations were measured annually. Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations were also calculated. The risk factors for dyslipidemia were determined at 3 years. There was a high prevalence of hypertriglyceridaemia in all three groups, 50% in the kidney transplantation (KTx) and heart transplantation (HTx) groups and 30% in the liver transplantation (LTx) group. In addition, 50% of KTx patients had high TC. In the Tx groups taken together, the following independent associations were observed: KTx and high pre-Tx TC were associated with high TC, high trough concentration of blood cyclosporine with low HDL-C, and older age at Tx accounted for higher TG. Dyslipidemia, especially hypertriglyceridaemia, was common 3-5 years after Tx. The aetiology is multifactorial and depends on the transplanted organ.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Body Height
  • Body Mass Index
  • Cholesterol / blood
  • Cholesterol, LDL / blood
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Graft Rejection / epidemiology
  • Heart Transplantation / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Hypertriglyceridemia / epidemiology
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Infant
  • Kidney Transplantation / physiology*
  • Lipids / blood*
  • Liver Transplantation / physiology*
  • Male
  • Postoperative Complications / epidemiology
  • Time Factors
  • Triglycerides / blood

Substances

  • Cholesterol, LDL
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Lipids
  • Triglycerides
  • Cholesterol