Grant: Project Grant

Patients on the waiting list for kidney transplantation are at risk for coronary artery disease (CAD). The optimal strategy to monitor and maintain the cardiac fitness of these patients is unknown. Currently patients without any symptoms of CAD undergo annual testing to determine if they have disease. This study will determine if screening is necessary. The study, regardless of the result, will impact transplant practice world-wide. The results will either a) make better use of scarce deceased donor kidneys by informing better management of waitlist patients, or b) save valuable resources due to averting needless and potentially harmful tests in patients without symptoms.