Current opinion in organ transplantation
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Curr Opin Organ Transplant · Feb 2021
ReviewCardiac evaluation of the kidney or liver transplant candidate.
As the field of transplant has advanced, cardiac events have become the leading cause of morbidity and mortality after liver and kidney transplantation ahead of graft failure and infection. This trend has been bolstered by the transplantation of older and sicker patients who have a higher burden of cardiovascular risk factors, accentuating the need to determine which patients should undergo more extensive cardiac evaluation prior to transplantation. ⋯ http://links.lww.com/MOT/A27.