REVERSED DIASTOLIC FLOW AFTER RENAL TRANSPLANTATION. A SIGN FOR A POOR PROGNOSIS!
A Voiculescu, M Hollenbeck, B Müller, W Sandmann, B Grabensee · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2005 · Heft 09
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Problemstellung: Reversal of diastolic flow (RDF) in a parenchymatous organ represents an indefinite increase in microvascular impedance. This study was undertaken to assess the significance of diastolic flow reversal seen on Colour coded Duplex Sonography (CDS) after renal transplantation (RTX). Methoden: Since 1989 all patients transplanted in our unit are monitored with CDS three times a week during their hospital stay. Pulsatility index (PI) within interlobar arteries is measured in at least three regions of the kidney. Between 1990 and 2004 a total of 1194 patients received RTX. We analysed data of patients…