Open AccessAssociation of Cardiac Abnormalities to the Frail Phenotype in Cirrhotic Patients on the Waitlist
Author(s) -
Lorena Puchades,
Stephanie Chau,
John A. Dodson,
Yara Mohamad,
Rachel Mustain,
Adrienne Lebsack,
Victoria Aguilera,
M. Prieto,
Jennifer C. Lai
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0000000000002025
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , ejection fraction , diabetes mellitus , confidence interval , gastroenterology , heart failure , endocrinology
Frailty is a syndrome of decreased physiologic reserve that results from compromise of multiple physiologic systems including cardiovascular system. We aimed to determine the association between the frail phenotype and cardiac abnormalities in liver transplant (LT) candidates through evaluation of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) indices.