Liver Transplant Advice
Patient being evaluated for liver transplant at a major transplant center. Their MELD score is over 30. They passed all the requirements to be presented to the transplant committee. Although the nuclear stress test was normal and they have no cardiac history, a cardiac cath was performed. It revealed
RT heart dominance
LAD 60 % diffuse dx with multiple discrete lesions
CX 60% distal discrete dx
Om2 50% diffuse dx
EF nl
No cardiac sx ever, even with End Stage Liver Dx.
The Dr told patient...
Liver Transplant Advice
Source: Student Doctor Network - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Angus Avagadro Tags: Anesthesiology Source Type: forums
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