Renal injury and recovery in pediatric patients after ventricular assist device implantation and cardiac transplant.

Seth A HollanderRyan S CantorScott M SutherlandDevin A KoehlElizabeth PruittNancy McDonaldJames K KirklinWilliam J RavekesRebecca AmeduriMaryanne ChrisantTimothy M HoffmanIrene D LytriviJennifer Conway

Published in: Pediatric transplantation (2019)

Renal function improves after VAD implantation. Lower pre-implant eGFR and failure to normalize renal function during the support period are risk factors for CKD development after HT.

Keyphrases

left ventricular
small cell lung cancer
chronic kidney disease
epidermal growth factor receptor
heart failure
tyrosine kinase
catheter ablation