It Takes Two to Tango: Liver-Kidney, Liver-Heart, Liver-Lung

Nov 08 2026
Convention Center: Bluebird Ballroom 3ABC
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Captured/recorded session Recorded
CE Credits CE Credits

Description

This joint symposium from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the American Society of Transplantation Liver and Intestine Community of Practice highlights the impact of kidney-related, heart-related, and lung-related complications of cirrhosis on liver transplant candidacy, and the role of combined organ transplant.  

Presentations

8:00 AM - 8:20 AM
Convention Center - Bluebird Ballroom 3ABC
Recorded session

Liver-Kidney Crosstalk: Management of Hepatorenal Syndrome–Acute Kidney Injury and Indications for Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplant Including

Pratima Sharma, MD, MS | Presenter
8:20 AM - 8:40 AM
Convention Center - Bluebird Ballroom 3ABC
Recorded session

Implications of the Liver-Heart Axis in Transplant Candidates and Recipients: Risk Stratification and Indications for Combined Heart-Liver Transplant

Manhal J Izzy, MD | Presenter
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Convention Center - Bluebird Ballroom 3ABC
Recorded session

Liver-Lung Crosstalk in Transplant Settings: Pulmonology Perspective

Marie M Budev, DO, MPH | Presenter
8:40 AM - 9:00 AM
Convention Center - Bluebird Ballroom 3ABC
Recorded session

Liver-Lung Crosstalk in Transplant Settings: Hepatology Perspective

Ram Subramanian, MD MBA, FAASLD | Presenter

Objectives

  • Review the epidemiology and management of kidney, heart, and lung complications in liver transplant candidates.
  • Explain the impact of renal, cardiac, and pulmonary pathology in liver transplant candidates.
  • Identify the indications for dual, liver-including, organ transplant when the liver is the trigger or the target.