Transfemoral-Transcaval Liver Biopsy (TFTC) and Transjugular Liver Biopsy (TJLB) in Patients with Fontan-Associated Liver Disease (FALD).
Muhammad Usman ShahidYosef FrenkelNorbert KucYosef GolowaJacob CynamonPublished in: Cardiovascular and interventional radiology (2024)
Transvenous liver biopsies, whether via transfemoral or transjugular route, may be safely performed in FALD patients while yielding samples with technical and histopathological success. The transfemoral approach, which is our preferred method; its compatibility with simultaneous cardiac catheterization and its potentially increased safety profile stemming from the avoidance of transversing the Fontan shunt-makes it a particular advantageous option in the management of FALD.
Keyphrases
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- ultrasound guided
- aortic valve replacement
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- aortic stenosis
- newly diagnosed
- fine needle aspiration
- chronic kidney disease
- aortic valve
- prognostic factors
- pulmonary artery
- coronary artery
- pulmonary arterial hypertension