Comparing the Predictive Power of Preoperative Risk Assessment Tools to Best Predict Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Kidney Transplant Patients

Background. Patients undergoing kidney transplantation have increased risk of adverse cardiovascular events due to histories of hypertension, end-stage renal disease, and dialysis. As such, they are especially in need of accurate preoperative risk assessment. Methods. We compared three different ris...

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Main Authors: Colin P. Dunn, Emmanuel U. Emeasoba, Ari J. Holtzman, Michael Hung, Joshua Kaminetsky, Omar Alani, Stuart M. Greenstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Surgery Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9080856