Risk score helps identify candidates for combined heart and kidney transplants

Researchers have identified a set of criteria that, when combined with a measure of kidney function, could help identify patients who are likely to receive a survival benefit from a combined heart and kidney transplant, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news156440121.html">Risk score helps identify candidates for combined heart and kidney transplants</a></p> <p>Researchers have identified a set of criteria that, when combined with a measure of kidney function, could help identify patients who are likely to receive a survival benefit from a combined heart and kidney transplant, according to a report in the March issue of <I>Archives of Surgery,</I> one of the JAMA/Archives journals.</p>