Preemptive Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Liver Transplantation—Judicious Candidate Selection

Preemptive Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Liver Transplantation—Judicious Candidate Selection

Portopulmonary hypertension is a relatively common pathologic condition in patients with end-stage liver disease. Traditionally, severe pulmonary hypertension is regarded as a contraindication to liver transplantation (LT) due to a high perioperative mortality rate. Recently, extracorporeal membrane...

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Main Authors: Jennifer Lee, Wesley L. Allen, Courtney L. Scott, Stephen Aniskevich, Sher-Lu Pai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-07-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
pulmonary hypertension
liver transplantation
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
patient selection
surgical candidacy
cardiovascular disease
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/15/4965

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