Overview
The aim of the study is to investigate pulmonary hemodynamics at rest and during exercise in patients before and after kidney transplantation.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age: ≥ 18 years
- patients listed for first kidney transplantation at the Clinical Division of Nephrology
Exclusion Criteria:
- Age < 18 years
- combined organ transplantations (heart-kidney, pancreas-kidney etc.)
- patients with prior kidney transplantation
- high calcium score on cardiac-CT (> 160 Agatston Score)