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Kidney function after donation

The prospective study showed comparable proportion of living kidney donors and nondonors to develop hypertension (17%) over a follow up of 7.3 years


New albuminuria occurred in 15% of donors versus 11% of non donors HR 1.46 [95% CI, 0.97-2.21]



The final median eGFR in donors was 67 (IQR, 59-77) and 91 ml/min (IQR, 81-101). Also the combined occurrence of eGFR <60, hypertension and albuminuria occurred in 24 donors (3%) versus none in non donors.




 
 
 

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