Premature cardiovascular disease in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus influences survival after renal transplantation.
Norby GE, Leivestad T, Mjøen G et al.
In this interesting study, a cohort of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who underwent renal transplantation due to lupus nephritis was analyzed to identify the graft and patient survival rates. In addition, the authors assessed the causes of post-transplant renal graft loss and patient death.