Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5616632 | The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2017 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Regardless of modality, findings of liver disease are common among adults with Fontan circulation, even those appearing clinically well. Cirrhosis is present in up to one-third of subjects. Correlations between hepatic fibrosis stage and clinical history or findings on noninvasive testing are few. Further research is needed to identify patients at risk for more severe liver disease and to determine the best methods for assessing liver health in this population.
Keywords
MELD-XILLNULNINRNAFLDIQRALTPLEGGTHCCASTAspartate aminotransferaseAlanine aminotransferaseMRIright ventricleCongenital heart diseaseAdult congenital heart diseaseNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseMagnetic resonance imagingcomputerized tomographyUpper limit of normalLower limit of normalRight atriumPulmonary arteryHepatic fibrosisinterquartile rangeInternational Normalized RatioCongestive hepatopathyProtein-losing enteropathyHepatocellular carcinomaGamma glutamyl transpeptidaseFontan circulation
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Authors
Fred M. MD, Brian MD, Michael G. MD, Jamil A. MD, Craig S. MD, Anitha S. MD, Amy BA, Nisha I. MD, Andrew J. MD, Robert D. MD, Melanie E. MD, Chinweike MD, PhD, Kimberlee ScD, Anne Marie MD, Michael J. MD,