RAC occurs in <6% of ALD transplant patients. One-third of severe alcoholic relapse patients develop RAC <5 years after transplantation with a very poor prognosis.
Excessive alcohol consumption has a negative impact on long-term survival after liver transplant, irrespective of the primary indication. Death is mainly due to recurrence of liver disease and non-hepatic cancer.
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