Prognostic value of preoperative MELD-albumin score in patients undergoing heart transplant
This study confirms that the preoperative MELD-albumin score is an independent predictor of in-hospital mortality in HT patients, and its optimal cutoff value of 8.4 can effectively distinguish between high-risk and low-risk populations.
Authors
- Liu Xiao-bin
- Lin Hw
- Bailing Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2976-9409)
- Wei Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6977-415X)
- Xu Zhi-yun
- Zhu Feng
Institutions
- Second Military Medical University (CN)
- Changhai Hospital (CN)
- Shanghai East Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2025.1675714
- Primary Topic
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00