Chronic Kidney Disease, Coronary Artery Disease
Conditions
Keywords
renal transplantation, cardiovascular morbidity, evaluation before renal transplantation
Brief summary
Due to rising importance of cardiovascular disease before and after renal transplantation we have changed our standard diagnostic procedure and perform stress echocardiography and myocardial scintigraphy. We would like to monitor these results and the outcome of our patients.
Detailed description
Chronic kidney disease is a well-known risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Patients waiting for a renal transplantation usually undergo an extensive diagnostic procedure to avoid complications after transplantation such as neoplasia or inflammation. In the past years, cardiovascular complications before and after renal transplantation have gained more attention. We therefore have changed our standard diagnostic procedure before renal transplantation and perform stress echocardiography and myocardial scintigraphy. Thus we would like to evaluate our new standard diagnostic procedure and observe the results of these diagnostic procedures as well as their impact on clinical outcome.
Interventions
OTHERdiagnostic procedure
Cardiovascular diagnostic standard procedure before renal transplantation using stress echocardiography and stress myocardial scintigraphy.
Sponsors
University Hospital Muenster
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* endstage renal disease * preparing for renal transplantation
Exclusion criteria
* children (\< 18 years) * women who are pregnant or nursing * patients who are also awaiting heart transplantation or have already a heart transplant * severe mental illness
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| cardiovascular morbidity | one year |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Primary ContactBarbara Suwelack, MD
Backup ContactViola Malyar, MD
Outcome results
None listed