Feasibility of exercise stress echocardiography for cardiac risk assessment in chronic kidney disease patients prior to renal transplantation.
Nitesh NerlekarWilliam MulleyHassan RehmaniSatish RamkumarKevin ChengSheran A VasanthakumarHashrul RashidTimothy BartonArthur NasisIan T MeredithStuart MoirPhilip M MottramPublished in: Clinical transplantation (2016)
In unselected potential renal transplant candidates, cardiac assessment by ESE is well tolerated, with 9-in-10 exercising to satisfactory functional capacity. ESE should be considered a feasible alternative to pharmacologic testing in this population.
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