Brief Episodes of Newly Developed Intraoperative Atrial Fibrillation Predicts Worse Outcomes in Adult Liver Transplantation

Although patients undergoing liver transplantation (LT) are frequently exposed to predisposing factors of atrial fibrillation (AF) such as autonomic imbalance, surgical stress, and elevated catecholamine levels, the occurrence of intraoperative AF (IOAF) has not been fully examined in LT candidates.

Source: Transplantation Proceedings - May 1, 2018 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Y.-J. Moon, H.-M. Kwon, Y.-S. Park, S.-H. Kim, G.-S. Hwang Tags: Asian Transplantation Week 2017 Source Type: research