Sandeep Brar, Stephanie N Dixon, J Michael Paterson, Jade Dirk, Emma Hahn, S Joseph Kim, Vicky Ng, Melinda Solomon, Jovanka Vasilevska-Ristovska, Tonny Banh, Paul C Nathan, Rulan S Parekh, Rahul Chanchlani
BACKGROUND: With improved survival among children after transplantation, our understanding of the risk for developing other comorbidities is improving, yet little is known about the long-term risk of cardiovascular events and mortality after solid organ transplantation. METHODS: In a cohort study using health administrative data, we compared cardiovascular events in children (n = 615) with liver, lung, kidney, small bowel, or multi-organ transplant at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, with asthmatic children (n = 481,697) between 1996 and 2014...
July 18, 2022: Pediatric Nephrology