Abstract
Cardiovascular disease complications are the leading cause of early (short-term) mortality among liver transplant recipients. The increasingly older candidate pool has multiple comorbidities necessitating cardiac and pulmonary vascular disease risk stratification of patients for optimal allocation of scarce donor livers. Arrhythmias, heart failure, stroke, and coronary artery disease are common pretransplant cardiovascular comorbidities and contribute to cardiovascular complications after liver transplant. Valvular heart disease and portopulmonary hypertension present intraoperative challenges during liver transplant surgery. The Cardiovascular Risk in Orthotopic Liver Transplantation score estimates the risk of cardiovascular complications in liver transplant candidates within the first year after transplant.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 157-177 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Clinics in Liver Disease |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2021 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cardiovascular
- Early complications
- Liver
- Risk factors
- Stratification
- Transplant
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hepatology