Abstract:Introduction The currently available evidence states that 12
months after kidney transplantation (KT), more than half of the patients
have severe cardiac structural and functional abnormalities.
Objective To assess the cardiac reverse remodeling using
echocardiography in the long-term after KT and its association with
fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-23), carboxy-terminal propeptide of
procollagen type I (PIP), and parathyroid hormone (PTH).
Methods Fifty-three patients with end-stage renal disease were
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