Exp Clin Transplant
January 2024
Kidney transplantation continues to be the treatment of choice in patients with end-stage chronic kidney disease. Unfortunately, most patients in the adult population have coexisting diseases. Anemia, platelet dysfunction, and changes to the cardiovascular system are not the exception in the evolution of the disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChronic kidney disease is defined as irreversible and progressive damage of the kidney. Chronicity is defined by the presence of renal dysfunction for at least 3 months, and renal dysfunction is defined through combinations of investigation (abnormal radiologic findings, abnormal urine or abnormal biochemistry reflecting renal dysfunction) and/or documentation of glomerular filtration rate below 60 mL/min/1.73 m².
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