Long term metabolic and renal outcomes of kidney donors compared to controls with excellent kidney function.
Ayelet GrupperYoel AngelAharon BaruchIdit F SchwartzDoron SchwartzRichard NakacheYaacov GoykhmanPaulina KatzIdo NachmanyNir LubezkyTalia WeinsteinMoshe ShasharOrit Kliuk Ben-BassatShlomo BerlinerOri RogowskiDavid ZeltserItzhak ShapiraShani Shenhar-TsarfatyPublished in: BMC nephrology (2019)
Donors are at increased risk to develop features of the metabolic syndrome in addition to the expected mild reduction of GFR and increased urine albumin excretion. Future studies are needed to explore whether addressing those issues will impact post donation morbidity and mortality.