Predictive Value of the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Score Excluding International Normalized Ratio One Year After Orthotopic Heart Transplantation

Abstract Background The Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) scoring system incorporating a combination of hepatic and renal laboratory parameters does not adequately reflect the degree of multi-organ dysfunction in patients with heart failure, who need oral anticoagulation. In order to exclude...

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