Cardiac Troponin T Risk Stratification Model Predicts All-Cause Mortality Following Kidney Transplant.

CONCLUSIONS: We developed a risk schema predictive of all-cause mortality after kidney transplant in a derivation cohort. The ACTV score, including an elevated cTnT, provided superior prediction compared to a scoring system without cTnT. Further studies to validate these findings are needed.
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Source: American Journal of Nephrology - September 20, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Firth C, Shamoun F, Cha S, Zhang N, Patel S, Wennberg P, Amer H, Wadei H, Heilman R, Keddis M Tags: Am J Nephrol Source Type: research