Experimental and clinical transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation
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Exp Clin Transplant · Jun 2010
Determinants of coronary artery disease in liver transplant candidates.
The potential for perioperative and late cardiovascular complications in liver transplant candidates makes careful preoperative risk assessment imperative. We sought to identify the determinants of coronary artery disease in liver transplant candidates. ⋯ Typical anginal symptoms and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels seem to be the best predictors of coronary artery disease in liver transplant candidates.