High Coronary Artery Calcium Score Is Associated With Increased Major Adverse Cardiac Events After Liver Transplantation

• Published in: Transplantation direct Vol. 9; no. 2; p. e1426
• Main Authors: Su, Amanda, Almazan, Erik, Sakulsaengprapha, Vorada, Shay, Jessica, Wittstein, Ilan, Hammami, Muhammad, Pustavoitau, Aliaksei, Rizkalla, Nicole, Alqahtani, Saleh, Woreta, Tinsay, Hamilton, James P., Kohli, Ruhail, Ottmann, Shane E., Gurakar, Ahmet, Chen, Po-Hung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01.02.2023; Wolters Kluwer
• Subjects: Liver Transplantation

Liver transplantation (LT) candidates frequently have multiple cardiovascular risk factors, and cardiovascular disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality after LT. Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores are a noninvasive assessment of coronary artery disease using computed tomography. This st...