Post-transplant dyslipidemia: Mechanisms, diagnosis and management

Table 1 Factors associated with lipid abnormalities after transplantation

Hypercholesterolemia	Hypertriglyceridemia
Genetic predisposition	Genetic predisposition
Age	Excessive dietary intake of carbohydrates, cholesterol, and saturated fat
Excessive dietary intake of cholesterol and saturated fats	Obesity
Obesity	Proteinuria
Proteinuria	Renal insufficiency
Anti-hypertensive agents, e.g., diuretics, beta-blockers	Corticosteroids
Corticosteroids	Mammalian target-of-rapamycin inhibitors (sirolimus)
Calcineurin-inhibitors (cyclosporine, possibly tacrolimus)
Mammalian target-of-rapamycin inhibitors (sirolimus, everolimus)