Kidney Transplantation Confers Survival Benefit for Candidates With Pulmonary Hypertension

Kidney Transplantation Confers Survival Benefit for Candidates With Pulmonary Hypertension

Background. Kidney transplantation (KT) is controversial in patients with pretransplant pulmonary hypertension (PtPH). We aimed to quantify post-KT graft and patient survival as well as survival benefit in recipients with PtPH. Methods. Using UR Renal Data System (2000–2018), we studied 90 819 adult...

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Main Authors: Michelle C. Nguyen, MD, MPH, Teresa Po-Yu Chiang, MD, MPH, Allan B. Massie, PhD, MHS, Sunjae Bae, KMD, PhD, Jennifer D. Motter, MS, Daniel C. Brennan, MD, Niraj M. Desai, MD, Dorry L. Segev, MD, PhD, Jacqueline M. Garonzik-Wang, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2021-08-01
Series:Transplantation Direct
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/transplantationdirect/fulltext/10.1097/TXD.0000000000001191

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