Significance of Abnormal Myocardial Perfusion Scans in Candidates for Orthotopic Liver Transplantation

Background: The implications of cardiac risk stratification before orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) are not well established. We studied the usefulness of myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in this scenario. Methods: MPI data of 24 patients (9 females), candidates of OLT, were collected. The...

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Main Authors: Atefe Esmaili, Saeed Farzanefar, Alireza Emami-Ardakani, Mehrshad Abbasi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2017-03-01
Series:Journal of Tehran University Heart Center
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Online Access:https://jthc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jthc/article/view/674