Incidence of and Risk Assessment for Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes After Liver Transplantation: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiovascular events represent a major source of morbidity and mortality after liver transplantation and will likely increase given the aging population and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease as a leading indication for transplant. The optimal cardiovascular risk stratification approach in this evolving patient population remains unclear. The aims of this systematic review are to: (1) refine the definition, (2) characterize the incidence, and (3) identify risk factors for cardiovascular events post-liver transplantation. Additionally, we evaluated performance characteristics of different cardiac testing modalities.

Methods

MEDLINE via PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Scopus were searched for studies published between 2002 and 2016 (model of end-stage liver disea

SUBMITTER: Konerman MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5481461 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature