Risk Factors for Hypertension Following a Renal Transplant

Did the recipient have hypertension prior to the renal transplant?

Was the donor hypertensive prior to the transplant?

Is the patient being treated with a calcineurin inhibitor (cyclosporine, tacrolimus)?

Is the patient being treated with corticosteroids?

Is the patient being treated with other drugs associated with hypertension (erythropoietin etc)?

Is there stenosis in the artery to the transplanted kidney?

Is there acute or chronic rejection of the transplanted kidney?

Is there focal glomerulosclerosis of the transplanted kidney?

Are other causes of renal dysfunction affecting the transplanted kidney?

Is there excessive release of renin from a native kidney?

Is the patient salt sensitive?

Does the patient have erythrocytosis?