CASE COMMUNICATIONS
IMAJ | volume 28
Journal 5, May 2026
pages: 329-330
Reversal of Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction Following Kidney Transplantation: A Case Report
1 Department of Cardiology, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
2 Department of Nephrology, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
3 Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
Summary
Uremic cardiomyopathy (U-CMP), also known as chronic kidney disease cardiomyopathy (CKD-CMP), is a phenotype of non-ischemic cardiomyopathy frequently seen among patients with chronic kidney disease. Left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction is seen in approximately 13% of patients, and LV ejection fraction (LVEF) below 40% has been reported in 5.8% of patients [1]. Severe LV dysfunction may be considered a relative contraindication to renal transplantation. We present a case of complete recovery of ventricular function following renal transplantation in a patient with severe U-CMP.