Journal article
Metabolic, cardiovascular, and substance use evaluation of living kidney donor candidates: US practices in 2017
Abstract
We surveyed US transplant centers to assess practices regarding the evaluation and selection of living kidney donors based on metabolic, cardiovascular, and substance use risk factors. Our companion article describes renal aspects of the evaluation. Response rate was 31%. Compared with 2005, programs have become more accepting of hypertensive candidates: 65% in 2017% vs 41% in 2005 consider candidates with hypertension well controlled with 1 …
Authors
Garg N; Lentine KL; Inker LA; Garg AX; Rodrigue JR; Segev DL; Mandelbrot DA
Journal
American Journal of Transplantation, Vol. 20, No. 12, pp. 3390–3400
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
12 2020
DOI
10.1111/ajt.15964
ISSN
1600-6135