Endocrine Abstracts

BackgroundThe kidney or kidney-pancreas transplantation corrects many of the metabolic or biochemical abnormalities associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD); however, mineral bone disease (MBD) and cardiovascular pathology remain frequent in transplant recipients. This happens especially in patients who have long history of secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT), as well immunosuppressive therapy plays an important role in the progression of MBD.<p...