Influence of mildly and moderately elevated pulmonary artery systolic pressure on post ‐renal transplantation survival and graft function

ConclusionMild and moderately elevated pre –kidney transplant PASP does not affect 4‐year post‐transplant mortality or graft loss. However, elevated pretransplant PASP is significantly associated with decreased 1 year and 2 years post‐transplant eGFR. Preoperative echocardiographic evaluation for PH may be useful in predicting the probability of short‐term renal graft and long‐term graft dysfunction in these patients.

Source: Echocardiography - November 9, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Stephani C. Wang, Rachel Garcia, Mikhail Torosoff, Steven A. Fein, Ata Ashar, Nikolaos Chandolias, David Conti, Radmila Lyubarova Tags: ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION Source Type: research