Nael Al-Sarraf
Department of cardiac surgery, Dabbous cardiac center, Adan hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Publications
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Review Article
Is Cardiac Surgery Safe in Patients with Previous Liver Transplantation? A Narrative Review
Author(s): Nael Al-Sarraf*
Background Liver transplant patients have increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease and the outcome of these patients following cardiac surgery has been reported in small series of patients. The aim of this review was to examine and report safety outcomes of liver transplant patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Methods Literature review was conducted using three databases from inception to June 2023. Multiple search terms were used and limited to English language. Nine relevant articles were included. Outcomes of interest were short-term mortality, long-term survival, liver graft failure, major morbidity and infection in liver transplant recipients undergoing cardiac surgery. Results Cardiac risk factors (diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidemia) were prevalent in liver transplant patients. 30-days.. Read More»