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. 2025 Sep 1;109(9):e431-e445.
doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000005302. Epub 2025 Feb 7.

Management of Kidney Disease in Heart Transplant Patients: A National Delphi Survey-based Consensus Expert Paper

María Dolores García-Cosío Carmena  1 , Marta Farrero  2 , María Teresa Blasco Peiró  3 , Marta Crespo  4 , Juan Delgado Jiménez  5 , Beatriz Díaz Molina  6 , Constantino Fernández Rivera  7 , Iris Paula Garrido Bravo  8 , Verónica López Jiménez  9 , Edoardo Melilli  10 , Sonia Mirabet Pérez  11 , María Lourdes Pérez Tamajón  12 , Diego Rangel Sousa  13 , Emilio Rodrigo  14 , Josep María Cruzado  15 , Domingo Hernández Marrero  16 ; Spanish Society of Transplantation, the Spanish Society of Nephrology, and the Spanish Society of Cardiology (SET-SEC-SEN)
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Management of Kidney Disease in Heart Transplant Patients: A National Delphi Survey-based Consensus Expert Paper

María Dolores García-Cosío Carmena et al. Transplantation. .

Abstract

Kidney disease is a common complication in heart transplant recipients and requires a comprehensive and personalized approach. The interplay between preexisting kidney disease, perioperative factors, immunosuppression, and cardiovascular complications makes the management of kidney dysfunction challenging in these patients. The objective of this expert consensus was to look for agreements for the management of chronic kidney disease in heart transplant recipients. A panel of Spanish cardiologists and nephrologists with expertise in heart and kidney transplantation reviewed the evidence related to the current management of chronic kidney disease in heart transplant recipients and consensus statements were developed using a 2-round Delphi methodology. Consensus statements were proposed covering key topics, including the identification and management of kidney disease in heart transplant recipients and the indications for kidney transplantation. These statements provide additional expert guidance for the management of kidney disease in patients undergoing heart transplantation where published clinical evidence is scarce.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05321706 NCT05374291.

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