Cincinnati Reds Carson Kainer To Get Father’s Kidney
June 29, 2006 by Lei
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
A recent Major League Baseball draft, Carson Kainer, will be receiving a kidney from his father sometime this summer. Born with chronic renal disease, he has only had one functional kidney since childhood. Carson’s remaining kidney function is now down to less than 13 percent.
How does kidney disease tie in with cardiovascular disease? It can cause high blood pressure, electrolyte imbalance leading to cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat), and high cholesterol. Conversely, cardiovascular disease can cause kidney disease as well.
Learn more about the kidney and cardiovascular disease.
Houston Chronicle, June 27, 2006
American-Statesman, June 15, 2006
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