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Liver transplantation for NAFLD cirrhosis: Age and recent coronary angioplasty are major determinants of survival.
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Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver [Liver Int] 2022 Nov; Vol. 42 (11), pp. 2428-2441. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Aug 25. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Background and Aims: Liver transplantation (LT) is the treatment of end-stage non-alcoholic liver disease (NAFLD), that is decompensated cirrhosis and/or complicated by hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Few data on long-term outcome are available. The aim of this study was to evaluate overall patient and graft survivals and associated predictive factors.<br />Method: This retrospective multicentre study included adult transplant patients for NAFLD cirrhosis between 2000 and 2019 in participating French-speaking centres.<br />Results: A total of 361 patients (69.8% of male) were included in 20 centres. The median age at LT was 62.3 years [57.4-65.9] and the median MELD score was 13.9 [9.1-21.3]; 51.8% of patients had HCC on liver explant. Between 2004 and 2018, the number of LT for NAFLD cirrhosis increased by 720%. A quarter of the patients had cardiovascular history before LT. Median follow-up after LT was 39.1 months [15.8-72.3]. Patient survival at 1, 5 and 10 years after LT was 89.3%, 79.8% and 68.1% respectively. The main causes of death were sepsis (37.5%), malignancies (29.2%) and cardiovascular events (22.2%). In multivariate analysis, three risk factors for overall mortality after LT were recipient pre-LT BMI < 32 kg/m <superscript>2</superscript> at LT time (OR: 2.272; p = .012), pre-LT angioplasty during CV check-up (OR: 2.916; p = .016), a combined donor and recipient age over 135 years (OR: 2.020; 95%CI: p = .035).<br />Conclusion: Survival after LT for NAFLD cirrhosis is good at 5 years. Donor and recipient age, and cardiovascular history, are major prognostic factors to consider.<br /> (© 2022 The Authors. Liver International published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
- Subjects :
- Adult
Aged, 80 and over
Angioplasty
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis etiology
Male
Retrospective Studies
Treatment Outcome
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular etiology
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular surgery
End Stage Liver Disease complications
Liver Neoplasms complications
Liver Neoplasms surgery
Liver Transplantation adverse effects
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease etiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1478-3231
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 35924452
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/liv.15385