Atherosclerosis on CT coronary angiography and the risk of long-term cardiovascular events after liver transplantation

T Sampaio Rodrigues; AN Koshy; PJ Gow; L Weinberg; B Cailes; A Testro; G Smith; HS Lim; AW Teh; RP Lim; O Farouque

Journal article

Atherosclerosis on CT coronary angiography and the risk of long-term cardiovascular events after liver transplantation

T Sampaio Rodrigues, AN Koshy, PJ Gow, L Weinberg, B Cailes, A Testro, G Smith, HS Lim, AW Teh, RP Lim, O Farouque

Liver Transplantation | Published : 2024

DOI: 10.1097/LVT.0000000000000215

Abstract

Computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) is increasingly utilized for preoperative risk stratification before liver transplantation (LT). We sought to assess the predictors of advanced atherosclerosis on CTCA using the recently developed Coronary Artery Disease-Reporting and Data System (CAD-RADS) score and its impact on the prediction of long-term major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) following LT. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of consecutive patients who underwent CTCA for LT work-up between 2011 and 2018. Advanced atherosclerosis was defined as coronary artery calcium scores > 400 or CAD-RADS score ≥ 3 (≥50% coronary artery stenosis). MACE was defined as myocardial..

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Thalys Sampaio Rodrigues Author

Anoop Koshy Author

Paul Gow Author

Laurence Weinberg Author

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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

Anoop N. Koshy is a recipient of the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia/National Heart Foundation Post-Graduate Scholarship, the Royal Australasian College of Physicians Blackburn Scholarship (1150874), and the Heart Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowship (105969). The other authors have no relevant financial support or industry affiliations to declare.