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Publication Name World Journal of Transplantation
Manuscript ID 73169
Country/Territory United Kingdom
Category Transplantation
Manuscript Type Letter to the Editor
Article Title Assessment of advanced age candidates for liver transplantation warrants more caution
Manuscript Source Invited Manuscript
All Author List Alessandro Parente and Vincenzo Ronca
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author Alessandro Parente, FEBS, MD, Surgeon, Liver Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham B15 2TH, United Kingdom. aleparen@gmail.com
Key Words Liver transplantation; Elderly patients; Age in liver transplantation; Frailty; Transplant assessment; Liver transplant outcomes
Core Tip As a result of the ageing population, the average age of liver transplant candidates has increased over the years and about one quarter of recipients receiving transplantation in the United States are over 65 years of age. The study reported that patients aged 65 years or older had lower survival at one year compared to a younger cohort. In addition, they have identified congestive heart failure to be strongly associated with poor outcomes in elderly. In this letter to the editor, we express our opinion about these interesting findings.
Citation Parente A, Ronca V. Assessment of advanced age candidates for liver transplantation warrants more caution. World J Transplant 2022; 12(2): 24-26
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ISSN 2220-3230 (online)
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