Role of cardiovascular intervention as a bridge to liver transplantation

Table 1 Traditional cardiac risk factors

Positive risk factors

Age: male ≥ 45 yr, female ≥ 55 yr or premature menopause without estrogen replacement therapy

Family history of premature coronary disease: definite myocardial infarction or sudden death before age 55 yr in male first-degree relative and before age 65 yr in female first-degree relative

Current cigarette smoking

Hypertension: blood pressure > 140/90 mmHg, or an antihypertensive medication

HDL cholesterol < 40 mg/dL (1.03 mmol/L)

Negative risk factors (subtract one risk factor if present)

HDL cholesterol ≥ 60 mg/dL (1.55 mmol/L)

Data from Executive Summary of the Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III). JAMA 2001; 285: 2486.