Marinobufagenin, Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Residual Renal Function in Kidney Transplant Recipients.

Ktx recipients display altered MBG levels which are influenced by sodium balance, renal impairment and the severity of LVH. Thus, MBG might represent an important missing link between reduced graft function and pathological cardiac remodelling and may hold important prognostic value for improving cardio-renal risk assessment.