Living kidney donation does not increase risk of death or heart disease for older adult donors, research shows
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 - 18:31
in Health & Medicine
Previous studies linking older age with kidney and heart disease have raised concerns about the safety of living kidney donation among older adults. However, in the first study to look closely at this issue, researchers report that older kidney donors (55 years and above) enjoy similar life expectancy and cardiovascular health as very healthy older people who did not donate their kidneys.