Fontan‐associated liver disease

MB Hilscher, ML Wells, SK Venkatesh, F Cetta… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD) is a form of congestive hepatopathy that is universal
among patients who have undergone Fontan palliation for functional single ventricle …

Fontan-associated liver disease: Diagnosis, surveillance, and management

C de Lange, T Möller, H Hebelka - Frontiers in pediatrics, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The Fontan operation is a lifesaving procedure for patients with functional single-ventricle
congenital heart disease, where hypoplastic left heart syndrome is the most frequent …

Fontan-associated liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma in adults

T Kogiso, K Tokushige - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
The Fontan operation creates a unique circulation, and is a palliative therapy for patients
with single-ventricle congenital heart disease. Increased venous pressure and decreased …

EASL-ERN position paper on liver involvement in patients with Fontan-type circulation

L Téllez, A Payancé, E Tjwa, MJ Del Cerro, L Idorn… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fontan-type surgery is the final step in the sequential palliative surgical treatment of infants
born with a univentricular heart. The resulting long-term haemodynamic changes promote …

[HTML][HTML] From congestive hepatopathy to hepatocellular carcinoma, how can we improve patient management?

A Sessa, M Allaire, P Lebray, M Medmoun, A Tiritilli… - JHEP Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
Heart failure and liver disease often coexist because of systemic disorders and diseases that
affect both organs as well as complex cardio-hepatic interactions. Heart failure can cause …

Congestive Hepatopathy: Pathophysiology, Workup, and Imaging Findings with Pathologic Correlation

M Flory, KM Elsayes, A Kielar, C Harmath… - …, 2024 - pubs.rsna.org
Liver congestion is increasingly encountered in clinical practice and presents diagnostic
pitfalls of which radiologists must be aware. The complex altered hemodynamics associated …

Spectrum of Fontan-associated liver disease assessed by MRI and US in young adolescents

KJ Thrane, LSO Müller, KR Suther, KS Thomassen… - Abdominal …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose Patients with Fontan circulation are at risk of developing hepatic
fibrosis/cirrhosis. The mechanisms and disease development are unclear and early …

Evaluation of fontan-associated liver disease and ethnic disparities in long-term survivors of the fontan procedure: a population-based study

J Emamaullee, S Martin, C Goldbeck, B Rocque… - Annals of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD) has emerged as a nearly universal
chronic comorbidity in patients with univentricular congenital heart disease who undergo the …

The absence of warfarin treatment and situs inversus are associated with the occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after Fontan surgery

R Sakamori, R Yamada, Y Tahata, T Kodama… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a long-term complication of Fontan-
associated liver disease (FALD). However, risk factors for HCC in patients with FALD remain …

Combined heart liver transplantation in the patients with advanced liver disease and/or hepatocellular carcinoma: Why cannot liver pull the heart?

A Shingina, N Bansal, A Cedars, S Chen… - American Journal of …, 2024 - amjtransplant.org
Combined heart liver transplantation (CHLT) for patients with congenital heart disease
(CHD) poses unique challenges for health care professionals as evidence-based guidelines …