Clinical burden of screening asymptomatic patients for coronary artery disease prior to liver transplantation

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1151-1157

  Fili D ^a   Vizzini, G ^a   Biondo, D ^a   Pietrosi, G ^a   Volpes, R ^a   Palazzo, U ^a   D'Antoni, A ^a   Petridis, I ^a   Luca, A ^a   Gridelli, B ^a  

^a MEDITERRANEAN INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPLANTATION AND ADVANCED SPECIALIZED THERAPIES ISMETT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Coronary artery disease; Liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; DOBUTAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEATH; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART STRESS; HISTORY; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING;

ADULT; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; ITALY; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 65249150783     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02589.x     Document Type: Article

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