✦ LIBER ✦
Is the immediate reversal of diastolic dysfunction of cirrhotic cardiomyopathy after liver transplantation a sign of the metabolic etiology?
✍ Scribed by Kyota Fukazawa; Edward Gologorsky; Vinaya Manmohansingh; Seigo Nishida; Michael M. Vigoda; Ernesto A. Pretto Jr.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 68 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1527-6465
- DOI
- 10.1002/lt.21861
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✦ Synopsis
Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy currently is believed to be a multifactorial entity. This communication describes a case of immediate intraoperative recovery of diastolic function following liver transplantation. This suggests that an underlying metabolic inhibition of myocardial metabolism is an important factor in the development of cardiomyopathy in end-stage liver disease. Liver Transpl 15:1417-1419, 2009. (c) 2009 AASLD.