Do you recommend noninvasive testing or coronary angiography as the initial test for pre-kidney transplant evaluation of an asymptomatic patient older than 50 years of age with ESKD secondary to diabetic nephropathy and no known history of CAD?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
There is no evidence that revascularization of asymptomatic patients reduces the risk of transplant. obviously patient should have all relevant risk factors treated. the problem with routine angiography is that inevitably any lesion found is treated with stenting which actually exposes the patient t...
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at Washington University School of Medicine I agree. There is no evidence that an ischemic eva...
at David Turbay MD PLLC I agree with both Drs. @Zunamon and @Rich.
An alt...
at Advocate Heart Institute Some centers now mandate cardiac cath regardless o...
I agree. There is no evidence that an ischemic eva...
I agree with both Drs. @Zunamon and @Rich. An alt...
Some centers now mandate cardiac cath regardless o...