The Predictive Scoring Systems for Outcomes of Heart Transplantation in Patients with Pre-Existing Liver Cirrhosis

There are few data assessing factors and clinical outcomes in patients with liver cirrhosis for heart transplantation. The aim of this study was to compare the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score, the MELD-XI score and Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP) score risk prediction in cirrhotic patients undergoing heart transplantation.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 31, 2020 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: H. Kim, J. Kim, H. Joo, S. Lee, S. Lee, K. Yoo, Y. Youn Tags: (627) Source Type: research