Renal function decline in recipients and donors of kidney grafts: role of aortic stiffness.

CONCLUSION: Recipients of kidney grafts show a glomerular filtration rate decline over time that is significantly associated with donor age and aortic stiffness after the first post-transplant year, while donors demonstrate a lower decline that is mostly determined by age at nephrectomy. © 2015 S. Karger AG, Basel. PMID: 25662778 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: American Journal of Nephrology - February 14, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Bahous SA, Khairallah M, Al Danaf J, Halaby R, Korjian S, Daaboul Y, Salameh P, Stephan A, Blacher J, Safar ME Tags: Am J Nephrol Source Type: research