Late Renal Dysfunction after Pediatric Heart Transplantation
Acute as well as chronic renal dysfunction is a common complication after pediatric heart transplantation and both increase the risk of post transplant morbidity and mortality. The severity of chronic kidney disease after heart transplantation varies from mild dysfunction to end stage renal disease requiring dialysis and/or renal transplantation. Multiple risk factors are involved including preexisting renal disease, peri-transplant hemodynamic renal insults and long-term exposure to calcineurin inhibitors post-transplant. (Source: Progress in Pediatric Cardiology)
Source: Progress in Pediatric Cardiology - December 27, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Amrish Jain, Tej K. Mattoo Tags: Review Source Type: research
Renal dysfunction in Adults with Congenital Heart Defects
AbstractCongenital heart disease (CHD), with its worldwide incidence of 1% in live births, is the most common inborn defect. Due to enormous advances in pediatric cardiology, congenital heart surgery, interventional cardiology, intensive care, and diagnostic imaging the number of adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) is rapidly rising: the number of ACHD patients now exceeds the number of children and adolescents with congenial heart disease. As ACHD patients are getting older, not only complications of their underlying congenital heart defect such as valve diseases, valve complications, arrhythmias, and heart failur...
Source: Progress in Pediatric Cardiology - December 27, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kambiz Norozi, Erwin Oechslin Tags: Review Source Type: research
Progression of chronic kidney disease after acute kidney injury
The incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in children and adults is increasing. Cardiologists have become indispensable members of the care provider team for children with CKD. This is partly due to the high incidence of CKD in children and adults with congenital heart disease, with current estimates of 30-50%. In addition, the high incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) due to cardiac dysfunction or following pediatric cardiac surgery that may progress to CKD is also well documented. It is now apparent that AKI and CKD are uniquely intertwined as interconnected syndromes. (Source: Progress in Pediatric Cardiology)
Source: Progress in Pediatric Cardiology - December 27, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prasad Devarajan, John Lynn Jefferies Tags: Review Source Type: research
Late renal dysfunction after pediatric heart transplantation
Acute as well as chronic renal dysfunctions are a common complication after pediatric heart transplantation and both increase the risk of post transplant morbidity and mortality. The severity of chronic kidney disease after heart transplantation varies from mild dysfunction to end stage renal disease requiring dialysis and/or renal transplantation. Multiple risk factors are involved including preexisting renal disease, peri-transplant hemodynamic renal insults and long-term exposure to calcineurin inhibitors post-transplant. (Source: Progress in Pediatric Cardiology)
Source: Progress in Pediatric Cardiology - December 26, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Amrish Jain, Tej K. Mattoo Tags: Review Source Type: research
Renal dysfunction in adults with congenital heart defects
Congenital heart disease (CHD), with its worldwide incidence of 1% in live births, is the most common inborn defect. Due to enormous advances in pediatric cardiology, congenital heart surgery, interventional cardiology, intensive care, and diagnostic imaging the number of adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) is rapidly rising: the number of ACHD patients now exceeds the number of children and adolescents with congenial heart disease. As ACHD patients are getting older, not only complications of their underlying congenital heart defect such as valve diseases, valve complications, arrhythmias, and heart failure but al...
Source: Progress in Pediatric Cardiology - December 26, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kambiz Norozi, Erwin Oechslin Tags: Review Source Type: research
