Association of the Intrarenal Resistance Index (RI) of Transplanted Kidneys With Generalized Atherosclerosis

University of Zurich (UZH)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Renal Transplantation

Treatments: Procedure: Vascular ultrasound

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01001065

CT-03-2009-USZ

Details and patient eligibility

About

Cross sectional observational ultrasound study of transplanted kidneys and the carotid artery in consecutive recruited outpatients.

Enrollment: 160 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients after renal transplantation with stable renal function

Exclusion criteria

• Known impairment of renal function (e.g. acute rejection)
• Known renal artery or carotid artery stenosis