Determinación del comportamiento del riesgo cardiovascular en paciente postrasplante hepatico en Fundacion Cardioinfantil Thesis

short description

  • Postgraduate thesis

Thesis author

  • Barrera López, Ana
  • Vargas Nieto, Lina

external tutor

  • Rodríguez Malagón, Nelcy

abstract

  • Liver transplantation is an therapeutic option increasingly common in Colombia for advanced liver disease. The survival of 80% at 5 years leads to an increased cardiovascular risk and cardiovascular events, for this reason this research determines the behavior of cardiovascular risk in patients with liver transplant Cardioinfantil Foundation. Finding there is an increased cardiovascular risk in patients three years after transplantation statistically significant, mainly secondary to hypertension, diabetes and hypertriglyceridemia. The increase is larger as described in the general population, and similar to other transplant patients over a period of 5 years.

publication date

  • August 31, 2016 1:52 PM

keywords

  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Liver Transplantation
  • Risk

Document Id

  • a1f78065-288e-4ff8-a89f-49a2b3092c09