Induced myocardial ischemia in candidates to liver transplantation without evidence of heart disease.

Luca MircoliNiccolò BacàBarbara AntonelliLucio CaccamoEmanuele CattaneoFederico ColomboClara DibenedettoLivia DiehlMaria Francesca DonatoAndrea FaggianoMassimo Alberto IavaronePietro LamperticoCristina MarenghiFederico PolliEdoardo QuarenghiFabiola B SozziCristina SpazianiGiulia TosettiCarlo ValsecchiPierluigi VicardiMarco VicenziArianna ZefelippoMassimiliano RuscicaStefano Carugo

Published in: Annals of medicine (2023)

A very low prevalence of CAD in a selected population of ESLD at intermediate to high CV risk was found. A screening based on stress echocardiography and CCTA resulted in low incidence of post-LT acute coronary events in ELSD patients. CAD has no impact on mid-term survival.

Keyphrases

coronary artery disease
end stage renal disease
left ventricular
risk factors
pulmonary hypertension
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
drug induced
computed tomography
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
heart failure
respiratory failure
patient reported outcomes
free survival