Pre-Operative Cardiovascular Testing before Liver Transplantation

End-stage liver disease (ESLD) is increasingly prevalent and shares many risk factors with coronary artery disease (CAD). No specific guidelines exist for pre-liver transplant evaluation of CAD, and pretransplant cardiovascular testing varies widely. The aim of this study is to characterize pre-transplant cardiac testing practices with post-transplant clinical outcomes. We retrospectively reviewed patients undergoing initial liver transplantation at our transplant center between January 2015 and March 2019.

Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - June 5, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Brian C. Case, Michael Yang, Syed Z. Qamer, Sant Kumar, Charan Yerasi, Brian J. Forrestal, Chava Chezar-Azerrad, Giorgio A. Medranda, Nelson L. Bernardo, Toby Rogers, Lowell F. Satler, Hayder Hashim, Rohit S. Satoskar, Alexander T. Lalos, Ron Waksman, Its Source Type: research