Folic Acid for Vascular Outcome Reduction In Transplantation (FAVORIT)

Exclusion Criteria

• •If pregnant or lactating
• •If of child bearing potential and not on birth control
• •If any of the following will limit life expectancy to less than 2 yrs:
• •* Cancer
• •* Congestive heart failure (CHF) (end stage)
• •* Liver disease (end stage)
• •* Severe pulmonary disease
• •* Progressive HIV
• •* Any other chronic wasting illness
• •If patient had myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, lower extremity amputation above ankle or percutaneous revascularization procedure (coronary, cerebrovascular, lower extremity) in past 2months
• •If patient had coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) or abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in past 5 months
• •If patient has conditions that prevent reliable study participation e.g., depression, alcohol or drug abuse, other cardiovascular disease (CVD) studies
• •If patient has had multi-organ transplant, except kidney/pancreas