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ArticleCanadian journal of kidney health and disease2025

Mortality and Graft Failure With Medical Management Alone Versus Revascularization After Coronary Angiography Among Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Population-Based Study.

Labib I Faruque, Robert R Quinn, Pietro Ravani, Tyrone G Harrison, Brenda Hemmelgarn, Stephen Wilton, Alix Clarke, Matthew T James, Ngan N Lam

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Labib I FaruqueDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON, Canada.
Robert R QuinnDivision of Nephrology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, AB, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5672-9368
Pietro RavaniDivision of Nephrology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, AB, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6973-8570
Tyrone G HarrisonDivision of Nephrology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, AB, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1068-8673
Brenda HemmelgarnDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Stephen WiltonDepartment of Cardiac Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, AB, Canada.
Alix ClarkeDivision of Nephrology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, AB, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9635-2702
Matthew T JamesDivision of Nephrology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, AB, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1876-3917
Ngan N LamDivision of Nephrology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, AB, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0129-7091

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Background: There are limited data on the outcomes following medical management alone versus revascularization (percutaneous coronary intervention [PCI] or coronary artery bypass grafting [CABG]) after coronary angiography in kidney transplant recipients. Objective: The objective was to compare survival and graft loss in kidney transplant recipients treated with medical therapy alone versus coronary revascularization following coronary angiography. Design: We conducted a retrospective, population-based cohort study using linked health care databases. Setting: This study was conducted in Alberta, Canada. Patients: We included adult, kidney-only transplant recipients between January 1997 and March 2015 who survived at least 1-year post-transplant with a functioning graft and had a coronary angiography during follow-up. Measurements: The outcomes were all-cause mortality, death-censored graft failure, death with a functioning graft, and all-cause graft failure. Methods: We ascertained baseline characteristics, covariate information, and outcome data from the Alberta Kidney Disease Network (AKDN) and Alberta Provincial Project for Outcome Assessment in Coronary Heart Disease (APPROACH) databases. We used Cox proportional hazards models to compare mortality and graft loss between recipients treated with medical management versus revascularization (PCI or CABG) following angiography. Results: We identified 142 kidney transplant recipients who received a coronary angiography: 69 (49%) were treated with medical management, and 73 (51%) were treated with revascularization (PCI n = 52, CABG n = 21). The median age was 60 years (interquartile range [IQR] 50-66), 76% were male, the median baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was 54 mL/min/1.73 m Limitations: The clinical indications for medical management alone versus revascularization might influence the choice of these interventions. Due to the smaller sample size, we could not present the outcomes by PCI versus CABG. We also did not have complete data on blood pressure, body mass index, or medication usage which might have influenced our outcomes. Conclusions: In kidney transplant recipients undergoing coronary angiography, the rate of mortality was more than double that of graft failure, regardless of post-angiography management of coronary artery disease. The high overall risk for both groups requires further exploration in larger cohorts with longer follow-up.

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Albertacoronary angiographygraft failurekidney transplantationmortality

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PMCPMC12319199

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