Early Hypertension and Diabetes After Living Kidney Donation: A National Cohort Study

Conclusions. In this national study, new-onset diabetes was rare, but 3% of donors developed hypertension within 2 years of nephrectomy. These findings reaffirm that disease pathways for kidney failure differ by donor phenotype and estimate the population most at-risk for later kidney failure.
Source: Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Original Clinical Science—General Source Type: research