Minimizing Metabolic and Cardiac Risk Factors to Maximize Outcomes After Liver Transplantation

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading complication after liver transplantation and has a significant impact on patients’ outcomes posttransplant. The major risk factors for post–liver transplant CVD are age, preexisting CVD, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, chronic kidney disease, and metabolic syndrome. This review explores the contemporary strategies and approaches to minimizing cardiometabolic disease burden in liver transplant recipients. We highlight areas for potential intervention to reduce the mortality of patients with metabolic syndrome and CVD after liver transplantation.