Hepatic Steatosis Scholarly Peer-review Journal
As organs shortage was anticipated as early as 1987, the development of what is called “marginal donors” was crucial.1 A marginal graft could be defined as an organ with an increased risk for poor function or failure that may subject the recipient to higher risks of
morbidity or mortality. However, there is no consensus about factors that define a graft as marginal and should be excluded from the use because of unacceptable risk to the recipient. Therefore, the decision to transplant a specific organ depends on the judgment of the transplant surgeon and consideration of the specific recipient.2 Broadly there are two categories of marginal grafts. Firstly, there are grafts which carry a high risk of technical complications and/or impaired function, including the steatotic livers, non-heart beating donors, elderly donors, split livers, donors with high inotrope requirement or long ischaemia times. Secondly, grafts will be considered marginal if they carry a risk of transmission of
infection and/or
malignancy to the recipient.Among the wide range of these ECD livers, hepatic steatosis is one of the most frequent disorders, which is mostly related to an increasing prevalence of
fatty liver diseases. Fatty liver is defined as the fat accumulation of at least 5% of liver weight in the absence of other etiologies of liver disease or use of steatogenic medication. Traditionally, fatty disorders of the liver have been classified into alcoholic and non-alcoholic.
High Impact List of Articles
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Use of the retrograde approach for treating a balloon-uncrossable coronary chronic total occlusion
AP Kotsia, GC Christopoulos & ES Brilakis
Case Report: Interventional Cardiology
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Use of the retrograde approach for treating a balloon-uncrossable coronary chronic total occlusion
AP Kotsia, GC Christopoulos & ES Brilakis
Case Report: Interventional Cardiology
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Inside the catheterization lab: the role of the interventional cardiologist
D Ettles
Interview: Interventional Cardiology
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Inside the catheterization lab: the role of the interventional cardiologist
D Ettles
Interview: Interventional Cardiology
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The role of adjunctive imaging in chronic total occlusions
J Sapontis & J Hill
Review Article: Interventional Cardiology
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The role of adjunctive imaging in chronic total occlusions
J Sapontis & J Hill
Review Article: Interventional Cardiology
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Treatment of inadvertent subintimal stenting during intervention of a coronary chronic total occlusion
VG Patel, S Banerjee & ES Brilakis
Case Report: Interventional Cardiology
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Treatment of inadvertent subintimal stenting during intervention of a coronary chronic total occlusion
VG Patel, S Banerjee & ES Brilakis
Case Report: Interventional Cardiology
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Outcomes following coronary stenting and a role for eosinophils: evidence from eosinophil cationic protein
F Crea & G Niccoli
Editorial: Interventional Cardiology
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Outcomes following coronary stenting and a role for eosinophils: evidence from eosinophil cationic protein
F Crea & G Niccoli
Editorial: Interventional Cardiology
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8th International Congress on Complications During Coronary Interventions: Management and Prevention
D Locca, T Kabir, J Iglesias, M Tapponnier, C Roguelov, P Vogt & E Eeckhout
Conference Proceeding: Interventional Cardiology
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8th International Congress on Complications During Coronary Interventions: Management and Prevention
D Locca, T Kabir, J Iglesias, M Tapponnier, C Roguelov, P Vogt & E Eeckhout
Conference Proceeding: Interventional Cardiology
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