Kidney injury and renal replacement therapy in heart transplant recipient

Abstract

The development of kidney injury and the characteristics of renal replacement therapy were considered in patient with dilated cardiomyopathy, who consequently underwent two heart transplantations and two kidney transplantations. Since the number of the patients needed both kidney and heart transplantation increases constantly, the multifaceted thorough research in this specific patient population is extremely important.

Keywords

• kidney injury
• renal replacement therapy
• heart transplantation
• kidney transplantation