The importance of liver function assessment before cardiac surgery: A narrative review

The demand for cardiac surgery procedures is increasing globally. Thanks to an improvement in survival driven by medical advances, patients with liver disease undergo cardiac surgery more often. Liver disease is associated with the development of heart failure, especially in patients with advanced c...

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Main Authors: Juan C. Lopez-Delgado, Alessandro Putzu, Giovanni Landoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2022.1053019/full