Personal decision‐making processes for living related liver transplantation in children

Imeke Goldschmidt, Katarina Migal, Norbert Rückert, Rolf Dick, Eva Doreen Pfister, Thomas Becker, Nicolas Richter, Frank Lehner, Ulrich Baumann – 11 December 2014 – Living related liver transplantation (LRLT) is a valuable transplant option for children with end‐stage liver disease who face long waiting times on regular waiting lists. The subjection of a healthy adult to a potentially life‐threatening operation can raise issues of freedom of choice, fear, and family conflict for the potential donors.

Preexisting atrial fibrillation and cardiac complications after liver transplantation

Johannes Bargehr, Jorge F. Trejo‐Gutierrez, Tushar Patel, Barry Rosser, Jaime Aranda‐Michel, Maria L. Yataco, C. Burcin Taner – 8 December 2014 – Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, and it is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and all‐cause mortality. Our aim was to determine the impact of preexisting AF on patients undergoing liver transplantation (LT). A retrospective case‐control study was performed. Records from patients who underwent LT between January 2005 and December 2008 at Mayo Clinic Florida were reviewed.

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