05 May 2026 : Original article
Association of Pre-Transplant Stress Echocardiography Findings in 354 Kidney Transplant Recipients With Posttransplant Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events
Spencer H. Hobbs ABEF 1, Ava R. DeLonais-Parker ABEF 1, Barbara C. Okeke AE 2, Rushda F. Mansuri C 3, Krista L. Lentine DE 4, Mina M. BenjaminDOI: 10.12659/AOT.951383
Ann Transplant 2026; 31:e951383
Table 5 Cox proportional hazards model for posttransplant major adverse cardiovascular events in 354 kidney transplant recipients who underwent pretransplant stress echocardiography.
| Variable | Hazard ratio | Confidence interval | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.99 | 0.95–1.03 | 0.81 |
| Sex | 0.92 | 0.35–2.37 | 0.89 |
| Diabetes | 0.48 | 0.17–1.34 | 0.22 |
| Wall motion abnormalities | 1.30 | 0.37–4.5 | 0.67 |
| Left ventricular ejection fraction | 1.00 | 0.95–1.06 | 0.74 |
| Coronary artery disease | 1.26 | 1.02–1.69 | 0.01* |
| Percutaneous coronary intervention | 1.42 | 0.43–4.71 | 0.56 |
| Abnormal stress echo | 1.7 | 0.34–3.40 | 0.89 |






