Association between early postoperative hypoalbuminemia and outcome after orthotopic heart transplantation.

René M'PembeleSebastian RothFreya JenkinsVincent HettlichAnthony NucaroAlexandra StrodaTheresa TengeAmin PolzinBedri RamadaniGiovanna Lurati BuseHug AubinArtur LichtenbergRagnar HuhnUdo Boeken

Published in: Interdisciplinary cardiovascular and thoracic surgery (2024)

Postoperative hypoalbuminemia <3.0 g/dl is associated with 1-year mortality and reduced DAOH after HTX and therefore might be used for early postoperative risk re-assessment in clinical practice.

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patients undergoing
clinical practice
cardiovascular events
risk factors