title: The heart in liver transplantation.
abstract: The heart and liver are organs that are closely related in both health and disease. Patients who undergo liver transplantation may suffer from heart disease that is: (a) related to the original cause of the liver disease such as hemochromatosis, (b) related to the liver disease itself, or (c) related to other associated conditions. Furthermore, liver transplantation is one of the most cardiovascular stressful events that a patient with cirrhosis may undergo. After liver transplantation, the progression of pre-existing or the development of new-onset cardiac disease may occur. This article reviews the relationship between the heart and liver transplantation in the pre-transplant, intra-operative, and post-transplant periods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Digestive Disease, Ciber EHD Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid 28007, Spain.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ripoll
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yotti
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bermejo
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bañares
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D028227:Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D003935:Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D006432:Hemochromatosis / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000502:physiology*; D065626:Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology