Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Among Potential Kidney Transplant Candidates: Approaches and Controversies

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 152-167

  Lentine, Krista L ^a   Hurst, Frank P ^b   Jindal, Rahul M ^b,c   Villines, Todd C ^b   Kunz, Jeffrey S ^b   Yuan, Christina M ^b   Hauptman, Paul J ^a   Abbott, Kevin C ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BROOKDALE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; kidney transplant; myocardial revascularization; physicians' practice patterns; risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOBUTAMINE; TROPONIN T;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ELUTING STENT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RECIPIENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 71949094108     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.06.032     Document Type: Review

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