Open AccessCardiovascular Disease Outcomes Related to Early Stage Renal Impairment After Liver Transplantation
Author(s) -
Lisa B. VanWagner,
Samantha Montag,
Lihui Zhao,
Norrina B. Allen,
Donald M. LloydJones,
Arighno Das,
Anton Skaro,
Samuel F. Hohmann,
John Friedewald,
Josh Levitsky
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.0000000000002175
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , odds ratio , renal function , atrial fibrillation , transplantation , cohort , liver transplantation , cardiology , stroke (engine) , retrospective cohort study , kidney disease , population , surgery , confidence interval , mechanical engineering , environmental health , engineering
In the general population, even mild renal disease is associated with increased cardiovascular (CV) complications. Whether this is true in liver transplant recipients (LTR) is unknown.