Journal article
Gestational Hypertension and Preeclampsia in Living Kidney Donors
Abstract
ABSTRACT Currently, the majority of living kidney donors are women, and these young-women donors are often concerned about the possible effect of kidney donation on future pregnancies. Animal studies have shown evidence of higher blood pressure and urinary protein excretion in animals with 1 kidney compared with animals with 2. However, human studies that have compared donors with healthy nondonors during pregnancy have yielded conflicting …
Authors
Garg AX; Nevis IF; McArthur E; Sontrop JM; Koval JJ; Lam NN; Hildebrand AM; Reese PP; Storsley L; Gill JS
Journal
Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey, Vol. 70, No. 5, pp. 302–303
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
May 2015
DOI
10.1097/01.ogx.0000466335.43553.ad
ISSN
0029-7828