Increase in interventricular septum thickness may be the first sign of cardiovascular change in kidney donors.

Cenk GokalpMerve Guner OytunEmrah GunayMustafa DoğduşMeltem Sezis DemirciSait SenSadik TamselTaylan Ozgur SezerHuseyin Toz

Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2020)

We observed an increase in interventricular septum thickness in kidney donors during a 6-month follow-up. In order to evaluate the net effect of this change on donor morbidity, prospective studies investigating an increased number of donors with long-term follow-up should be needed.

Keyphrases

kidney transplantation
optical coherence tomography
cardiac resynchronization therapy
atrial fibrillation
childhood cancer