Preoperative coronary calcium score is predictive of early postoperative cardiovascular complications in liver transplant recipients

摘要

Background. Coronary computed tomographic angiography (coronary CT) is a non-invasive test for diagnosis of cardiac function. Coronary calcium scores determined by coronary CT are associated with cardiovascular risk factors. However, no studies have investigated the association between coronary calcium scores and cardiovascular complications after liver transplantation (LT). We therefore evaluated the utility of preoperative coronary calcium scores for predicting early postoperative cardiovascular complications in LT recipients.