Cardiac evaluation in patients awaiting kidney transplant-position statement of the Cardiological Society of India and Indian Society of Nephrology
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2025-06
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Elsevier
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Cardiovascular diseases are a major cause of death after kidney transplantation. This statement addresses pre- operative cardiac decision-making and management with the aim of assessing and reducing the risk of the kidney transplant surgery. Important issues from a clinician’s perspective include the basic cardiovascular workup of these patients, coronary evaluation and management of coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease and left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Recovery left ventricular function after kidney transplant is discussed. In addition, the use of cardiovascular drugs in patients with special emphasis on antiplatelets and anticoagulants in patients planned for kidney transplant is also discussed.
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End stage kidney disease, Kidney transplant, Coronary artery disease, Valvular heart disease
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Bahl Ajay, Prasad Narayan, Sinha Dhurjati Prasad, Ganguly Kajal, Roy Sandipta, Roy Debabrata, Rakshit Sumit, Kumar Dilip, Das Saurav, Bhasin Dinkar, Raju Sree Bhushan, Trivedi Mayuri, Rathi Manish, Gulati Sanjeev, Agstam Sourabh, Bhargava Vinant, Bhalla Anil Kumar, Bansal Shyam Bihari, Varughese Santosh, Patel Manas Ranjan, Yadav Rakesh, Naik Nitish, Bang Vijay Harikisan, Dastidar Dipankar Ghosh, Banerjee Partha Sarathi. Cardiac evaluation in patients awaiting kidney transplant-position statement of the Cardiological Society of India and Indian Society of Nephrology. Indian Heart Journal. 2025 Jun; 77(3): 204-212