Aortic bypass surgery for asymptomatic patients awaiting a kidney transplant: A word of caution.
Quentin FranquetNicolas TerrierAugustin PirvuJean-Jacques RambeaudJean-Alexandre LongBenedicte JanbonRachel TetazPaolo MalvezziThomas JouveJean-Luc DescotesGaëlle FiardPublished in: Clinical transplantation (2018)
Aortic bypass surgery performed prior to kidney transplantation among asymptomatic patients has significant mortality and morbidity rates. When transplantation is possible, the results are satisfying. Larger studies are required to define the selection criteria, such as age and coronary heart disease.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- minimally invasive
- kidney transplantation
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- coronary artery bypass
- left ventricular
- type diabetes
- heart failure
- stem cells
- pulmonary artery
- cardiovascular disease
- patient reported outcomes
- cardiovascular events
- bone marrow
- pulmonary hypertension
- cell therapy