Coronary heart disease is an important source of mortality and morbidity among kidney
transplantation and liver transplantation candidates and recipients and is driven by …

In the changing landscape of liver transplantation (LT), we are now evaluating older and
sicker patients with more cardiovascular comorbidities, and the spectrum of cardiovascular …

Summary Liver transplant (ation)(LT) is the most effective treatment for patients with
decompensated liver disease. The increasing prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes and …

Cardiac diseases are one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality following
liver transplantation (LT). Prior studies have shown that cardiac diseases affect close to one …

Cardiovascular events have a major impact on overall outcomes after liver transplantation.
Today's transplant patients are older than those in the past and therefore are more likely to …

Background & Aims Patients with cirrhosis and significant coronary artery disease (CAD) are
at risk of peri-liver transplantation (LT) cardiac events. The coronary artery disease in liver …

The curative therapy for patients with end-stage liver disease is liver transplantation.
However, liver transplantation challenges the cardiovascular system, and is associated with …

Liver transplantation is a highly complex and challenging field of clinical practice. Although it
was originally developed in western countries, it has been further advanced in Asian …

New and extended indications, older age, higher cardiovascular risk, and the long-standing
cirrhosis-associated complications mandate specific skills for an appropriate preoperative …

The number of older subjects in the population is growing worldwide. Besides wisdom,
however, ageing bears a heavy burden of comorbidities and a greater risk of health …