02 April 2024 : Original article
Association of Coronary Calcium Score on Cardiac PET During Pre-Kidney Transplant Assessment with Persistent Hyperparathyroidism: A Retrospective Study
Ziad Arabi1234ABCDEF*, Mazin Ibrahim Musab El Sarrag4DEF, Tarek Arabi
4DEF, Muhannad Alqudsi123DEF, Areez Shafqat 4DEF
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.943532
Ann Transplant 2024; 29:e943532
Table 1 Characteristics of kidney transplant recipients studied in our population.
| Total 111 | |
|---|---|
| Age | 50.4±13 |
| Gender | |
| Female | 42 (37.8%) |
| Male | 69 (62.2%) |
| Type of transplant | |
| Deceased | 25 (22.5%) |
| Living | 86 (77.5%) |
| Type of dialysis | |
| HD | 92 (82.9%) |
| PD | 11 (9.9%) |
| Preemptive | 8 (7.2%) |
| Dialysis vintage | 3±2.9 |
| HTN | 94 (84.7%) |
| DM | 67 (60.4%) |
| DM type | |
| 1 | 5 (8.9%) |
| 2 | 51 (91.1%) |
| Hyperlipidemia (LDL >2.6 mmol/L) | 40 (38.8%) |
| Smoking | 16 (14.4%) |
| CAD | 16 (14.4%) |
| CVA | 3 (2.7%) |
| PVD | 4 (3.6%) |