Plasma Copper Concentration Is Associated with Cardiovascular Mortality in Male Kidney Transplant Recipients

• Main Authors: Manuela Yepes-Calderón (Author), Daan Kremer (Author), Adrian Post (Author), Camilo G. Sotomayor (Author), Ulrike Seidel (Author), Patricia Huebbe (Author), Tim J. Knobbe (Author), Kai Lüersen (Author), Michele F. Eisenga (Author), Eva Corpeleijn (Author), Martin H. De Borst (Author), Gerjan J. Navis (Author), Gerald Rimbach (Author), Stephan J. L. Bakker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Kidney transplant recipients (KTR) are at increased risk of cardiovascular mortality. We investigated whether, in KTR, post-transplantation copper status is associated with the risk of cardiovascular mortality and potential effect modification by sex. In this cohort study, plasma copper was measured...