The early stage of cirrhotic cardiomyopathy is a risk factor for postreperfusion syndrome during liver transplantation? A retrospective observational study

Objectives: Despite normal or high cardiac output at rest, cirrhotic patients often exhibit abnormal cardiac function when subjected to stress. During the pretransplant cardiac workup, the diagnosis of cirrhotic cardiomyopathy would be easily missed without the aid of some supportive criteria because most patients have normal rest echocardiography. The period of highest hemodynamic instability during liver transplantation occurs after...