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Recipients getting a kidney from older donor have higher rate of heart disease.
Transplant recipients who receive a kidney from an older donor experience an increased stiffening of their aorta which may provide an explanation for the higher rates of cardiovascular disease and death in patients receiving kidneys from expanded criteria donors (ECD), according to a new study. A ...
March 1, 2008; Transplant News

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