Thirty-two patients with coronary artery disease who underwent liver transplantation between 1990 and 1994 were identified. Coronary artery disease was managed medically (n = 9), by angioplasty (n = 1), or surgically (n = 22) prior to liver transplantation. Two patients underwent simultaneous corona
Coronary events in patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation: perioperative evaluation and management
β Scribed by Ali, Asghar; Bhardwaj, Hem L.; Heuman, Douglas M.; Jovin, Ion S.
- Book ID
- 120452452
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 127 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0902-0063
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