title: Liver transplantation in patients with atrial fibrillation.
abstract: In this study we described survival and incidence of perioperative and postoperative complications in liver transplant recipients with known atrial fibrillation. A total number of 717 patients underwent liver transplantation between January 2005 and December 2008 at our institution. In this population, preoperative paroxysmal or chronic-persistent atrial fibrillation was diagnosed in 32 patients (4.5%). Of these, 12 patients died during follow-up and 4 patients required liver retransplantation. Perioperative cardiac complications occurred in 10 patients (31%) resulting in 3 cardiac-related deaths. Median patient survival was 1613 days (range, 22-2492) and median graft survival was 1524 days (range, 10-2492). Twenty patients are still alive with a median survival of 1861 days (range, 1189-2492) after liver transplantation.
authors: Department of Transplantation, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Florida 32224, USA.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Bargehr
authors: J F
authors: JF
authors: Trejo-Gutierrez
authors: B G
authors: BG
authors: Rosser
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Patel
authors: M L
authors: ML
authors: Yataco
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Pungpapong
authors: C B
authors: CB
authors: Taner
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Aranda-Michel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida / Q000453:epidemiology; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome