The prognostic role of myocardial strain indices and dipyridamole stress test in renal transplantation patients.

Introduction: Renal transplantation (RT) increases survival in end-stage kidney disease patients but cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of morbidity and mortality. We evaluated the role of myocardial strain (2DSTE) indices and dipyridamole-induced (DIPSE) changes in echocardiographic parameters at baseline for the prediction of clinical events and echocardiographically assessed deterioration of cardiac function in a RT population.

Methods: Forty-five RT patients underwent an echocardiographic study at baseline including 2DSTE and DIPSE.