The impact of changes in renal function during waitlist time on outcomes after heart transplantation.

Paul W BrocklebankJennie H KwonZubair A HashmiChakradhari InampudiBrian A HoustonLucas J WiterRyan J TedfordArman Kilic

Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2021)

Approximately 20% of patients improve CKD stage and 20% worsen CKD stage between listing and OHT, with the remaining 60% having unchanged CKD stage. Worsening CKD stage predicts increased likelihood of post-OHT dialysis, but CKD stage change does not predict 1-year survival following OHT.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
peritoneal dialysis
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors