High prevalence of early atherosclerotic and cardiac damage in patients undergoing liver transplantation: Preliminary results
Liver transplanted patients are at high risk of metabolic syndrome and its complications. We aimed to prospectively evaluate the early onset of cardiovascular alterations in patients submitted to the transplant waiting list. From January 2014 to January 2016, 54 out of 79 patients on the waiting list with decompensated cirrhosis or hepatocellular-carcinoma received the transplant, 50 were followed for 24 months, 2 died post-surgery and 2 were lost to follow-up. A significantly increased prevalence of visceral adiposity (epicardial adipose tissue thickness (p = 0.001) and worsening of carotid damage (p = 0.003) and diastolic dysfunction (E/A p = 0.001) was observed at 6 months after transplant and remained stable at 24 months, corresponding to an increased prevalence of diabetes, metabolic syndrome, hypertension and dyslipidemia.
Source: Digestive and Liver Disease - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Giuseppina Pisano, Maria Francesca Donato, Dario Consonni, Giovanna Oberti, Vittorio Borroni, Rosa Lombardi, Federica Invernizzi, Cristina Bertelli, Lucio Caccamo, Marianna Porzio, Daniele Dondossola, Giorgio Rossi, Silvia Fargion, Anna Ludovica Fracanzan Tags: Liver, Pancreas and Biliary Tract Source Type: research
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