Impaired Microcirculation in Children After Kidney Transplantation: Everolimus Versus Mycophenolate Based Immunosuppression Regimen

• Main Authors: Stephan Ruben (Author), Martin Kreuzer (Author), Anja Büscher (Author), Rainer Büscher (Author), Julia Thumfart (Author), Uwe Querfeld (Author), Hagen Staude (Author), Thurid Ahlenstiel-Grunow (Author), Anette Melk (Author), Dagmar-Christiane Fischer (Author), Maren Leifheit-Nestler (Author), Lars Pape (Author), Dieter Haffner (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims: Whether the immunosuppressive regimen is associated with micro- and macro-vascular status in pediatric kidney transplant recipients (KTx) is unknown. Methods: We performed a cross-sectional, case-control study in 44 pediatric KTx patients on either everolimus (EVR) plus calcineurin...