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. 2021 Feb;99(2):306-308.
doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.10.043.

Cardiac screening prior to renal transplantation-good intentions, rather than good evidence, dictate practice

Alastair J Rankin  1 , Patrick B Mark  2
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Cardiac screening prior to renal transplantation-good intentions, rather than good evidence, dictate practice

Alastair J Rankin et al. Kidney Int. 2021 Feb.
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Abstract

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in kidney transplant recipients in many transplant registries. An analysis of transplant recipients from the United Kingdom using propensity score matching (PSM) suggests there are limited or no benefits to cardiovascular screening before transplant listing. We suggest that short of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) in this area, these data are sufficient to suggest that transplant centers should reflect on their current protocols for cardiovascular workup required before transplantation.

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