Cardiovascular Evaluation of Liver Transplant Patients by Using Coronary Calcium Scoring in ECG-Synchronized Computed Tomographic Scans

Cardiovascular Evaluation of Liver Transplant Patients by Using Coronary Calcium Scoring in ECG-Synchronized Computed Tomographic Scans

Background: The goal of cardiac evaluation of patients awaiting orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is to identify the patients at risk for cardiovascular events (CVEs) in the peri- and postoperative periods by opportunistic evaluation of coronary artery calcium (CAC) in non-gated abdominal compu...

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Main Authors: Anna Bettina Roehl, Marc Hein, Johanna Kroencke, Felix Kork, Alexander Koch, Anne Andert, Michael Becker, Jonas Schmöe, Sebastian Daniel Reinartz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
orthotopic liver transplantation
cardiac assessment
coronary calcium score
coronary artery disease
stress testing
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/21/5148

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