3.4. Valvular heart disease, heart rhythm disorders, and pericardial disease

Valvular heart disease is common in patients with chronic dialysis. Current knowledge of heart valve disease (the evolution of pre-dialysis disease or the emergence of de novo diseases of the heart valve) in patients following kidney transplantation is scarce. In the literature, there are few data about heart rhythm disorders in patients with transplanted kidney. In a study by Sever and associates on the frequency of pericarditis in patients following kidney transplantation, an incidence of 2.4% was observed [50].

The development of pericarditis in patients with a transplanted kidney may contribute to the use of immunosuppressive therapy as it increases the risk of infection [51].
