Dalhousie Halifax

May 23, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Amit X. Garg |Jennifer Arnold |Christine Dipchand |Dalhousie Halifax

Key PointsQuestion  Do normotensive living kidney donors, compared with nondonors, have a higher risk of hypertension in the first 7 years following donation? Findings  In this 17-center prospective cohort study that included 924 living kidney donors and 396 nondonors, there were no significant between-group differences in the risk of hypertension and no significant between-group differences in mean blood pressure or the change in blood pressure during a median follow-up of 7.3 years.