Cardiovascular Evaluation Before Renal Transplantation

University Hospital Muenster

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Chronic Kidney Disease; Coronary Artery Disease

Treatments: Other: diagnostic procedure

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01064674

HerzundNierenMünster (Registry Identifier)

KVDiagnostikpratransplantation

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

100 participants in 1 patient group

before renal transplantation

Description:

Patients with CKD IV° to V° who are actually registering for a renal transplantation in our department.

Treatment:

Other: diagnostic procedure