Pre Liver Transplant Cardiac Evaluation - Why Are We Doing This?

Learn the rationale and clinical importance behind cardiac evaluation protocols for patients awaiting liver transplantation in this 51-minute medical lecture from the University of Washington's Cardiology department. Explore the cardiovascular risk factors that must be assessed before liver transplant surgery, understand the physiological changes that occur in patients with end-stage liver disease and how these affect cardiac function, and examine the specific cardiac complications that can arise during and after transplantation. Discover evidence-based approaches to preoperative cardiac screening, including appropriate diagnostic testing strategies, risk stratification methods, and management of identified cardiac conditions in the pre-transplant setting. Gain insights into the multidisciplinary decision-making process that determines transplant candidacy based on cardiac risk assessment, and understand how proper cardiac evaluation can improve patient outcomes and reduce perioperative complications in liver transplant recipients.