Cardiac Work-Up Protocol for Liver Transplant Candidates: Experience from a Single Liver Transplant Centre

Carrie Ye; Meghana Saincher; Puneeta Tandon; Glenda Meeberg; Randy Williams; Kelly W Burak; Vincent G Bain

doi:10.1155/2012/857063

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology (Jan 2012)

Cardiac Work-Up Protocol for Liver Transplant Candidates: Experience from a Single Liver Transplant Centre

Carrie Ye,
Meghana Saincher,
Puneeta Tandon,
Glenda Meeberg,
Randy Williams,
Kelly W Burak,
Vincent G Bain

Affiliations

Carrie Ye: Liver Unit, Royal Alexandra Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Meghana Saincher: Liver Unit, Royal Alexandra Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Puneeta Tandon: Liver Unit, Royal Alexandra Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Glenda Meeberg: Liver Unit, Royal Alexandra Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Randy Williams: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Royal Alexandra Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Kelly W Burak: Liver Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Vincent G Bain: Liver Unit, Royal Alexandra Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/857063
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 26, no. 11
pp. 806 – 810

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Ischemic cardiac events can cause significant morbidity and mortality postliver transplantation; however, no validated protocols to screen patients before transplantation exist.

Published in Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

ISSN: 0835-7900 (Print); 1916-7237 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/cjgh/

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