ASSESSING THE NECESSITY OF NON-INVASIVE STRESS TESTING FOR CARDIAC CLEARANCE IN CKD PATIENTS ON HD UNDERGOING RENAL TRANSPLANT EVALUATION

In patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on hemodialysis (HD) undergoing renal transplant evaluation, multiple modalities of stress testing are often employed for cardiac clearance, however, it remains controversial if these modalities are even needed in comparison to invasive angiography.