Prediction of Kidney Function Improvement After Heart Transplantation.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Patients with advanced heart failure (HF) often suffer from impaired kidney function. Based on the pathophysiology of types I and II of cardiorenal syndrome, heart transplantation (Htx) may restore renal function. The aim of this study was to identify predictors of improvement in kidney function after HTx. Methods: Htx patients from a tertiary hospital were retrospectively divided into three groups-improvement (n = 24), deterioration (n = 31) and no significant change in eGFR (n = 45)-based on changes in their mean estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) within the first three postoperative months, compared to the last three preoperative months. The threshold for eGFR improvement was defined as a ≥20% increase, while deterioration was defined as a ≥

SUBMITTER: Ptak J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12025116 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature