Research Article
Findings of Cardiovascular Workup of Kidney Transplant Candidates: A Retrospective Study of a Single-Center in Saudi Arabia
Table 3
Findings of CV workup of KTRs.
| | Total 254 |
| Echocardiography | Ejection fraction (EF) | >55 | 195 (76.8%) | 45–55 | 39 (15.4%) | 35–45 | 15 (5.9%) | 25–35 | 1 (0.4%) | NA | 4 (1.6%) | Ejection fraction (EF) | <55 | 55 (22%) | ≥55 | 195 (78%) | Left vertical hypertrophy (LVH) | None | 152 (59.8%) | Yes | 98 (38.5%) | Not available | 4 (1.6%) | Wall motion abnormalities | None | 216 (85%) | Yes | 34 (13.4%) | Not available | 4 (1.6%) | Coronary calcium scoring | Not required | 119 (46.9%) | Zero | 54 (21.3%) | 1–100 | 38 (15%) | 100–400 | 19 (7.5%) | More than 400 | 24 (9.4%) | Cardiac nuclear perfusion stress test | Not required | 119 (46.9%) | NL perfusion | 98 (38.5%) | Abnormal perfusion | 37 (14.6%) | Coronary angiogram | Not required | 213 (83.9%) | No CAD | 4 (1.6%) | CAD present, for coronary intervention | 12 (4.7%) | CAD present, for medical treatment only | 25 (9.8%) | Atherosclerosis on CT of pelvic arteries | Not required | 136 (53.5%) | None | 97 (38.2%) | Mild | 14 (5.5%) | Moderate/severe | 7 (2.8%) |
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