TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS, cilt.41, sa.9, ss.3647-3650, 2009 (SCI-Expanded)
Background. Endothelial dysfunction (ED) is a common, early abnormality that predisposes patients to develop atherosclerosis and cardiovascular events; inflammation is associated with atherosclerosis and malnutrition. Patients with failed transplants are usually complicated by inflammation; however, ED in this group of patients has not been well defined. In this cross-sectional study, we sought to investigate ED among naive peritoneal dialysis (nPD) patients who were never transplanted as well as patients with failed renal transplants who were re-starting peritoneal dialysis (fTxPD).