Cardiovascular Business - Because liver transplants are among the surgeries at the highest risk to cause cardiac problems, researchers at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago have developed an app that can predict a liver transplant patient’s one-year risk of dying or being hospitalized due to a heart attack or other cardiac event. During a liver transplant, changes in blood volume and adrenaline can affect heart function. With the app, physicians can get in front of detrimental cardiac events and keep patients healthier and alive for longer.
"Knowing the patient's risk is critical to help prevent the frequent cardiac complications that accompany liver transplant surgery and to determine which patients are likely to survive the transplant," said Lisa VanWagner...>>>
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