Measuring cardiovascular disease among Kidney transplant patients Epicardial fat volume coronary artery calcifaction score kidney transplant patients cardiovascular disease
Conditions
Interventions
For CAC score: CT scan based on Agatston'
s principle calculation.
For Epicardial fat volume: cardiac CT scan,
to quantify the epicardial fat volume .
non contrast CT scan
Sponsors
none
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1-More than 18 years old and less than 60 years old. 2-Patients with a kidney transplant functioning for a minimum of 6 months. 3-No previous coronary vascular event.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1-Had any previous cardiovascular events or received statin 3 months prior to transplantation. 2-Pregnancy. 3-Terminal illness. 4-Lack of consent. 5-Creatinine clearance less than 60 mL/min
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| relatioship between eepicadial fat volume and cornary artery calcification score 5 months CT scan ,relatioship between eepicadial fat volume and cornary artery calcification score 5 months CT scan | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| none none none | — |
Countries
Palestine
Contacts
Public ContactAhmad Ghanim
An-Najah National University Hospital
Outcome results
None listed