Key result
Patient- and center-level variables were associated with variation in the utilization of cardiac stress testing in the 18 months prior to renal transplantation.
Why the study?
Patient- and center-level variables associated with cardiac stress testing prior to renal transplantation were not well characterized.
What patient- and center-level variables are associated with undergoing cardiac stress testing in the 18 months prior to renal transplantation?
What patient- and center-level variables are associated with undergoing cardiac stress testing in the 18 months prior to renal transplantation?
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Variation in pre-transplant stress testing may reflect inconsistent practices; leaves open whether standardized protocols improve outcomes.
This analysis of data from US Renal Data System examined patient- and center-level variables for patients who did and did not undergo cardiac stress testing to determine which were associated with stress testing 18 months prior to renal transplantation.
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Shpigel et al. (2019) studied this question. Patient- and center-level variables were associated with variation in the utilization of cardiac stress testing in the 18 months prior to renal transplantation.
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