Article
New-onset diabetes after transplantation: a review of recent literature.
Current opinion in organ transplantation - 1 Aug 2009
Balla Ashfaq, Chobanian Michael
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: New-onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT) is a serious complication of organ transplantation. Data from kidney transplant studies show that NODAT is a strong independent predictor of graft failure and cardiovascular mortality. This article reviews NODAT in context of some of the recent data on definition, incidence, risk factors, genetics, and the impact on graft survival and...
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