Increased Incidence of Chronic Kidney Injury in African Americans Following Cardiac Transplantation.
Joseph BayneMichael FranckeElaine MaGeoffrey A RubinUma Mahesh R AvulaHaajra BakshRaymond GivensElaine Y WanPublished in: Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities (2020)
This is the first study to report that African American patients are at a significantly higher risk for eGFR decline and CKD at 2 years post-cardiac transplant. Future investigation into risk reduction is necessary for this patient population.