Safety and Outcomes of Colonoscopy in Cardiac Transplant Candidates with Severely Versus Non-severely Reduced Left Ventricular Function: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort
Our study provides new data on the safety and diagnostic performance of pre-transplant colonoscopy in patients with severe and non-severely reduced EF. While minor adverse events were commonly observed, no severe complications occurred during colonoscopy. Adverse clinical outcomes were comparable between cohorts regardless of EF severity, and severity did not appear to significantly impact detection of adenomas; however, bowel prep and colonoscopy were performed in a closely monitored, inpatient setting.
Authors
- Vinay Jahagirdar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6685-1033)
- Jagadish Koyi
- Ifrah Fatima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6356-6859)
- Thomas J. Cunningham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4751-3140)
- Wendell Clarkston
- Sruthi Sripada
- Adel Muhanna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4102-0791)
- Misha Gautam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3826-2132)
- Islam Mohamed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0740-8960)
- Noor Hassan
- Mir Zulqarnain
- Saqr Alsakarneh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8776-2176)
- Abbas Bader
- Mohamed Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6890-184X)
- Ameen Awad
- Chase Branstetter
Institutions
- Saint Luke's Health System (US)
- University of Missouri–Kansas City (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Digestive Diseases and Sciences
- Published
- 2025-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-025-09371-7
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01