Cardiac Troponin Elevation Predicts Mortality in Patients Undergoing Orthotopic Liver Transplantation

Introduction. While patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) have high cardiovascular event rates, preoperative risk stratification may not necessarily predict those susceptible patients. Troponin T (TnT) may help predict patients at risk for cardiovascular complications. Methods....

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Main Authors: David Snipelisky, Sean Donovan, Michael Levy, Raj Satyanarayana, Brian Shapiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/252838
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