Table 5.
Post-transplant outcome of patients with liver cirrhosis with an available ECG at pre-transplant evaluation (n = 186)
| Peri-transplant events | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Cardiac events |
31 (17%) |
| ACS |
1 (0.5%) |
| Arrhythmia |
24 (13%) |
| Other1 |
3 (1.5%) |
| Mortality |
8 (4%) |
| Mortality due to a direct cardiac cause |
3 (1.5%) |
| Retransplantation |
8 (4%) |
|
Late events |
|
| Cardiac events |
27 (14.5%) |
| ACS |
12 (6.5%) |
| Arrhythmia |
12 (6.5%) |
| Mortality |
40 (21.5%) |
| Mortality due to a direct cardiac cause |
3 (1.5%) |
| Retransplantation |
9 (5%) |
|
Total events |
|
| Cardiac events |
54 (29%) |
| ACS |
13 (7%) |
| Arrhythmia |
36 (19.5%) |
| Mortality |
48 (26%) |
| Mortality due to a direct cardiac cause2 |
6 (3%) |
| Retransplantation |
17 (9%) |
| Mortality and retransplantation | 56 (30%) |
Data is presented as n (%).
Some patients had both a peri-transplant event and a late event.
ACS, Acute coronary syndrome.
1Acute circulatory failure without known cause and sudden cardiac arrest.
2Acute coronary syndromes - 4, Sudden cardiac arrest - 1, Acute circulatory failure - 1.