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Vol. 33 No. 1 (2024): Turkish Journal of Nephrology Türk Nefroloji Derneği Dergisi TND Dergisi

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Published: Jan 5, 2024
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Pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary arterial pressure, kidney transplant, dialysis access, vascular access, right heart catheterization, echocardiogram

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Krista L. Lentine
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Saint Louis University, St Louis, MO, USA
Deborah J Levine
Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA
James R Runo
Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Yasar Caliskan
Department of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA
Salvatore P Costa
Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Ngan N Lam
Department of Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
David A Axelrod
Department of Surgery, Gift of Life, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Kenneth J Woodside
Department of Surgery, Gift of Life, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Complexities and Outcomes of Pulmonary Hypertension in Kidney Transplant Patients: A Comprehensive Review

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Krista L. Lentine
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Saint Louis University, St Louis, MO, USA
Deborah J Levine
Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA
James R Runo
Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Yasar Caliskan
Department of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA
Salvatore P Costa
Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Ngan N Lam
Department of Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
David A Axelrod
Department of Surgery, Gift of Life, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Kenneth J Woodside
Department of Surgery, Gift of Life, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Abstract

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is often present in patients presenting for kidney transplant listing. While PH can complicate kidney transplantation (KTx), it can be managed with multidisciplinary management that includes both the transplant center and pulmonary hypertension center, or with experts both pre- and post-transplant. This review summarizes the approach and management of PH in KTx candidates and recipients, along with expected outcomes and controversies surrounding arteriovenous fistula and graft management.



Cite this article as: Lentine KL, Levine DJ, Runo JR, et  al. Complexities and outcomes of pulmonary hypertension in kidney transplant patients: A comprehensive review. Turk J Nephrol. 2024;33(1):8-26.


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