Does hyponatremia impair early posttransplantation outcome in patients with cirrhosis undergoing liver transplantation?
In patients with cirrhosis, the presence of hyponatremia is associated with a high rate of neurologic disorders, infectious complications, and renal failure during the first month after transplantation and reduced 3-month survival. In cirrhosis, hyponatremia should be considered not only a risk factor of death before transplantation but also a risk factor of impaired early posttransplantation outcome.
Duration of myocardial early systolic lengthening was prolonged in patients with significant CAD; this might be a useful parameter to identify patients who might benefit from reperfusion therapy.