Pretransplant dialysis treatment and vascular calcification of the iliac artery and abdominal aorta in kidney transplant patients

Introduction Patients with chronic kidney disease often suffer from cardiovascular disease, and vascular calcification has been identified as one of the risk factors for cardiovascular disease. We aimed to examine the effect of dialysis treatment before kidney transplantation on graft survival, vascular calcification, and its progression after kidney transplantation. Methods Among the 102 patients who underwent kidney transplant between 2008 and...