Features of metabolic syndrome are not uncommon in patients after liver transplantation. To examine the prevalence and risk factors of posttransplantation metabolic syndrome (PTMS), the files of 252 transplant recipients (mean age, 54.5 6 2.8 years, 57.9% male) were reviewed for pretransplant and po
Hyperlipidemia in liver transplant recipients: Prevalence and risk factors
β Scribed by Gisbert, C ;Prieto, M ;Berenguer, M ;Breto, M ;Carrasco, D ;de Juan, M ;Mir, J ;Berenguer, J
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 87 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1074-3022
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