Chronic Moderate Aortic Regurgitation in Liver Transplantation: Prevalence, Perioperative Management, and Short-Term Outcomes.

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth

Department of Anesthesiology, Divisions of Cardiothoracic and Liver Transplant Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA.

Published: February 2019

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