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Hindi Research Article, Int J Cardiovasc Res Vol: 2 Issue: 6
Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients Undergoing Kidney Transplant - A Single Center Experience
| Sanjay Mehra1, Jimmy Efird1, Cynthia Christiano2 and Sunil Sharma3* | |
| 1Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, ECU, Greenville, NC, USA | |
| 2Department of Internal Medicine, ECU, Greenville, NC, USA | |
| 3Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Jefferson University, PA, USA | |
| Corresponding author : Sunil Sharma Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Jefferson University, PA, USA |
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| Received: November 06, 2013 Accepted: December 20, 2013 Published: December 25 , 2013 | |
| Citation: Mehra S, Efird J, Christiano C, Sharma S (2013) Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients Undergoing Kidney Transplant - A Single Center Experience. Int J Cardiovasc Res 2:6. doi:10.4172/2324-8602.1000153 |
Abstract
Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients Undergoing Kidney Transplant - A Single Center Experience
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a fatal disease with a high mortality rate. It has also been found to increase perioperative complications including persistent post-operative hypoxia, right ventricular failure and coronary ischemia. Reich and colleagues observed that a mean pulmonary artery pressure >30 mm Hg was a significant independent predictor of post-operative mortality in over 2000 patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass.
