A quantitative assessment of renal function utilizing albuminuria in pediatric heart transplant recipients.
Erik L FrandsenRichard A KronmalErin A AlbersJoshua M Friedland-LittleBorah J HongKatherine L SpencerSangeeta R HingoraniYuk M LawPublished in: Clinical transplantation (2024)
Albuminuria is a prevalent finding in medium-term follow up of pediatric heart transplant recipients, reflecting kidney injury, and is associated with other markers of kidney dysfunction, such as low eGFR. Younger age at transplant, lower eGFR, and PSI use were among the associations with albuminuria.