Healthy kidney donors aged 55 years and older enjoy similar longevity and cardiovascular health than similar non-donor adults, a new study shows.
The authors matched 3368 American donors to older healthy non-donors and followed them for nearly 8 years between 1996 to 2006 and found out that that donors were not at a higher risk of dying or developing illnesses such as cardiovascular diseases or diabetes. They conclude that older adults who are considering kidney donation should be informed that they aren’t increasing their risk of death or heart disease.
Original research paper published in the American Journal of Transplantation on July 9, 2014.
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