SynthesisTransplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation2020
The prognosis of kidney transplant recipients with aorto-iliac calcification: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Abdominopelvic Preoperative Imaging in Adult Candidates for Kidney Transplant: A Systematic Review of Its Impact on Surgical Decision-making.European urology open science · 2026Review
- Common Versus External Iliac Arterial Anastomosis in Kidney Transplantation: A Bicentric Retrospective Analysis of Vascular Complications and Graft Outcomes.Annals of transplantation · 2026Article
- Internal iliac artery calcification score predicts cardiovascular disease and mortality following living-donor kidney transplantation.Clinical and experimental nephrology · 2025Article
- Predictive value of aortoiliac calcification of deceased donors for chronicity score of allograft baseline biopsies and graft outcomes in kidney transplantation: a retrospective cohort study.Annals of surgical treatment and research · 2025Article
- Systematic, Pretransplant Screening by Aortoiliac CT Angiography: Impact on Surgical Decision-making and Clinical Outcomes.Transplantation direct · 2025Article
- Association between sclerostin levels and vascular outcomes in kidney transplantation patients.Journal of nephrology · 2023Observational
- Atherosclerosis and Intrarenal Resistance Index in Kidney Transplant Recipients.Transplantation direct · 2023Article
- Ipsilateral Aorto-Iliac Calcification is Not Directly Associated With eGFR After Kidney Transplantation: A Prospective Cohort Study Analyzed Using a Linear Mixed Model.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2023Article
- Findings of Cardiovascular Workup of Kidney Transplant Candidates: A Retrospective Study of a Single-Center in Saudi Arabia.International journal of nephrology · 2023Article
- A CT-based pelvic calcification score in kidney transplant patients is a possible predictor of graft and overall survival.The British journal of radiology · 2022Article
- Association of Abdominal Arterial Calcification Score with Patients' Survival and Kidney Allograft Function after Kidney Transplant.World journal of surgery · 2022Article
- Vitamin K supplementation and vascular health after kidney transplantation: Authors' response.American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 2022Article
- Risk of post-transplant cardiovascular events in kidney transplant recipients with preexisting aortoiliac stenosis.Clinical transplantation · 2022Article
- Working towards an ERAS Protocol for Pancreatic Transplantation: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Aorto-Iliac Artery Calcification and Graft Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Aorto-Iliac Artery Calcification Prior to Kidney Transplantation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
The prognosis of kidney transplant recipients (KTR) with vascular calcification (VC) in the aorto-iliac arteries is unclear. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate their survival outcomes. Studies from January 1st, 2000 until March 5th, 2019 were included. Outcomes for meta-analysis were patient survival, (death-censored) graft survival and delayed graft function (DGF). Twenty-one studies were identified, eight provided data for meta-analysis. KTR with VC had a significantly increased mortality risk [1-year: risk ratio (RR) 2.19 (1.39-3.44), 5-year: RR 2.28 (1.86-2.79)]. The risk of 1-year graft loss was three times higher in recipients with VC [RR 3.15 (1.30-7.64)]. The risk of graft loss censored for death [1-year: RR 2.26 (0.58-2.73), 3-year: RR 2.19 (0.49-9.82)] and the risk of DGF (RR 1.24, 95% CI 0.98-1.58) were not statistically different. The quality of the evidence was rated as very low. To conclude, the presence of VC was associated with an increased mortality risk and risk of graft loss. In this small sample size, no statistical significant association between VC and DGF or risk of death-censored graft loss could be demonstrated. For interpretation of the outcomes, the quality and sample size of the evidence should be taken into consideration.
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