Cigarette smoking in renal transplant recipients
BL Kasiske, D Klinger - Journal of the American Society of …, 2000 - journals.lww.com
Cigarette smoking increases the risk for cancer and cardiovascular disease in the general
population, but the effects of smoking in renal transplant recipients are unknown. The effects
of smoking were investigated among patients transplanted at Hennepin County Medical
Center between 1963 and 1997. Information on smoking was available in 1334 patients.
The 24.7% prevalence of smoking at the time of transplantation was similar to that in the
general population. After adjusting for multiple predictors of graft failure, smoking more than …
population, but the effects of smoking in renal transplant recipients are unknown. The effects
of smoking were investigated among patients transplanted at Hennepin County Medical
Center between 1963 and 1997. Information on smoking was available in 1334 patients.
The 24.7% prevalence of smoking at the time of transplantation was similar to that in the
general population. After adjusting for multiple predictors of graft failure, smoking more than …