Progressive pulmonary hypertension : another criterion for expeditious renal transplantation

Joint Authors

Mullasari, Ajith S.
Abraham, Jurji
Reddy, Yuvaram N. V.
Lunawat, Deepika
Nagarajan, Prethivee
Matthew, Milly
Reddy, Yogesh N. V.

Source

Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation

Issue

Vol. 24, Issue 5 (30 Sep. 2013), pp.925-929, 5 p.

Publisher

Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation

Publication Date

2013-09-30

Country of Publication

Saudi Arabia

No. of Pages

5

Main Subjects

Medicine

Topics

Abstract EN

The aim of this retrospective study was to compare the prevalence of pulmonary hypertension in a cohort of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) prior to and following renal transplantation and to identify the possible risk factors.

Of the 425 renal transplantations performed between 2001 and 2007, Doppler echocardiographic findings were available in 124.

The echocardiographic data, collected both pre- and post-transplant, included the pulmonary artery pressure (PAP), ejection fraction and left ventricular hypertrophy.

The data analyzed included age, gender, hypertension, diabetes, smoking status, along with blood urea, creatinine, glomerular filtration rate, hemoglobin, hemodialysis duration, urine albumin, arterio-venous access and body mass index (BMI).

Chi-square test was used for discrete variables and ANOVA was used for continuous variables.

Of the patients studied, males comprised 72%; the mean age was 43.3 ± 13.02 years; 87% were hypertensive, 30% were diabetic and 4% were smokers.

Statistical analysis revealed a significant reduction of the PAP, irrespective of its severity, following renal transplantation (P <0.05).

The PAP had no significant correlation with any of the parameters analyzed, with the exception of BMI (P <0.05).

Our study suggests that the PAP gets reduced in patients with ESRD after renal transplantation.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Reddy, Yogesh N. V.& Lunawat, Deepika& Abraham, Jurji& Matthew, Milly& Mullasari, Ajith S.& Nagarajan, Prethivee…[et al.]. 2013. Progressive pulmonary hypertension : another criterion for expeditious renal transplantation. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation،Vol. 24, no. 5, pp.925-929.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Reddy, Yogesh N. V.…[et al.]. Progressive pulmonary hypertension : another criterion for expeditious renal transplantation. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation Vol. 24, no. 5 (2013), pp.925-929.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Reddy, Yogesh N. V.& Lunawat, Deepika& Abraham, Jurji& Matthew, Milly& Mullasari, Ajith S.& Nagarajan, Prethivee…[et al.]. Progressive pulmonary hypertension : another criterion for expeditious renal transplantation. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation. 2013. Vol. 24, no. 5, pp.925-929.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-355769

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 929

Record ID

BIM-355769