Preoperative echocardiography as a prognostic tool for liver transplant in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Sher-Lu PaiRyan M ChadhaIlana I LogvinovTara J BrighamKymberly D WattZhuo LiWilliam C PalmerJoseph L BlackshearStephen Aniskevich

Published in: Clinical transplantation (2021)

Preoperative LV outflow tract resting gradient > 60 mmHg was associated with 5-year post-LT mortality. The results suggest the severity of LVOTO identified by echocardiography is a prognostic tool for patients with HCM after LT.

Keyphrases

hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
left ventricular
patients undergoing
heart failure
pulmonary hypertension
computed tomography
heart rate
heart rate variability
cardiovascular events
risk factors
type diabetes
coronary artery disease