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%)