Significantly Higher Mortality Following Liver Transplantation Among Patients Aged 70 Years and Older.

Mokshya SharmaAijaz AhmedRobert J Wong

Published in: Progress in transplantation (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) (2017)

The age at the time of liver transplantation has continued to increase in the United States. However, patients aged 70 years and older had significantly higher mortality following liver transplantation. These observations are especially important given the aging cohort of patients with chronic liver disease in the United States.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
cardiovascular events
ejection fraction
physical activity
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
middle aged
community dwelling
risk factors
prognostic factors
cardiovascular disease