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A literature review identified causes of cardiac disease in liver transplant candidates and proposed an algorithm for preoperative cardiac work-up due to the lack of definite guidelines.
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This review proposes an algorithm for preoperative cardiac assessment in liver transplant candidates to mitigate post-transplant cardiovascular complications.
Improvements in early survival after liver transplant (LT) have allowed for the selection of LT candidates with multiple comorbidities. Cardiovascular disease is a major contributor to post-LT complications. We performed a literature search to identify the causes of cardiac disease in the LT population and to describe techniques for diagnosis and perioperative management. As no definite guidelines for preoperative assessment (except for pulmonary heart disease) are currently available, we recommend an algorithm for preoperative cardiac work-up.
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Gitman et al. (2018) conducted a review in Cardiac diseases in liver transplant candidates. Preoperative cardiac work-up algorithm was evaluated. A literature review identified causes of cardiac disease in liver transplant candidates and proposed an algorithm for preoperative cardiac work-up due to the lack of definite guidelines.
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