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Management of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk after liver transplantation

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Fatourou, Evangelia M, Tsochatzis, Emmanuel A·2019·The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology

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Cardiovascular events are the second most prevalent cause of non-hepatic mortality in liver transplant recipients. The incidence of these events is projected to rise because of the growing prevalence of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis as a transplant indication and the ageing population of liver transplant recipients. Recipients with metabolic syndrome are up to four times more likely to have a cardiovascular event than recipients without, therefore prevention and optimal treatment of the components of metabolic syndrome are key in reducing the risk of these events. Although data on the treatment of metabolic comorbidities specifically in liver transplant recipients are scarce, there is detailed guidance from learned societies that mostly mirrors the guidance for patients at increased cardiovascular risk in the general population. In this Review, we discuss the management of the components of metabolic syndrome following liver transplantation and provide practical stepwise guidance. We also emphasise the need for adequately powered studies for the treatment of metabolic comorbidities in liver transplant recipients.

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Authors
Fatourou, E. M., & Tsochatzis, E. A.
Affiliations
The Royal Free Hospital (GB)
Corresponding author
Tsochatzis, Emmanuel A
Venue
The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2019-09
Volume
4
Issue
9
Pages
731-741
ISSN
  • 2468-1156 (ISSN-L)
  • 2468-1253
OpenAlex
W2966354748
Cited by
59
References
88
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 4
FWCI
1.19
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
Keywords
metabolic syndrome, liver transplantation, cardiovascular risk, cardiovascular events, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, metabolic comorbidities, cardiovascular disease prevention, transplant recipients
MeSH terms
Antihypertensive Agents, Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Humans, Hyperlipidemias, Hypertension, Immunosuppressive Agents, Life Style, Obesity, Risk Factors, Liver Transplantation, Anti-Obesity Agents, Metabolic Syndrome, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

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