Endocrine Abstracts

Obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in recipients increase after kidney transplantation due to immunosuppressive drugs, non-traditional risk factors related to immunosuppressive drugs or chronic kidney disease (CKD). Inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, arterial stiffness (AS) and vascular calcification are common complications contributed to the development of CVD in patients with CKD. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between AS and obesity in transplant reci...