Diabetes & metabolism
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February 2011
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Diabetes & metabolism · Feb 2011
ReviewNew-onset diabetes after transplantation: risk factors and clinical impact.
With improvements in patient and graft survival, increasing attention has been placed on complications that contribute to long-term patient morbidity and mortality. New-onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT) is a common complication of solid-organ transplantation, and is a strong predictor of graft failure and cardiovascular mortality in the transplant population. ⋯ However, adjusting the immunosuppressant regimen to improve glucose tolerance must be weighed against the risk of allograft rejection. Lifestyle modification is currently the strategy with the least risk and the most benefit.