2024
The Role of Angiopoietins in Cardiovascular Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Recipients: An Ancillary Study from the FAVORIT
Gendy N, Brown L, Staunton M, Garg K, Hernandez Garcilazo N, Qian L, Yamamoto Y, Ugwuowo U, Obeid W, Al-Qusairi L, Bostom A, Mansour S. The Role of Angiopoietins in Cardiovascular Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Recipients: An Ancillary Study from the FAVORIT. American Journal Of Nephrology 2024, 55: 597-606. PMID: 38735283, PMCID: PMC11444892, DOI: 10.1159/000538878.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKidney transplant recipientsRisk of cardiovascular diseaseGraft failureCardiovascular disease developmentAngpt-2Cardiovascular diseaseIncreased risk of future CVDAncillary studiesClinical variablesCare of kidney transplant recipientsIncreased riskRisk of future CVDUrine albumin-to-creatinine ratioDonor kidney transplant recipientsAlbumin-to-creatinine ratioIncreased risk of cardiovascular diseaseFuture cardiovascular diseaseImproves prediction of cardiovascular diseaseTransplant-related variablesAssociated with outcomeParticipants' median ageMitigate CVD riskMedian ageTransplant recipientsMedian time
2023
The Role of Vascular Biomarkers in Outcomes of Patients with Kidney Disease
Shi A, Mansour S. The Role of Vascular Biomarkers in Outcomes of Patients with Kidney Disease. Nephron 2023, 147: 778-781. PMID: 37611550, PMCID: PMC10841333, DOI: 10.1159/000533415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryAngpt-2 levelsCardiovascular diseaseVascular biomarkersPoor outcomeChronic kidney disease patientsPoor long-term outcomesGrowth factorKidney transplant recipientsOutcomes of patientsKidney disease progressionKidney disease patientsLong-term outcomesPlacental growth factorVascular endothelial growth factorEndothelial growth factorAKI patientsAKI survivorsCardiac complicationsKidney injuryTransplant recipientsCardiac surgeryHeart failureHospitalized patientsEndothelial damage