Identification of liver fibrosis using the hepatic vein waveform in patients with Fontan circulation.

Takuma NakatsukaYoko SoroidaHayato NakagawaTakahiro ShindoMasaya SatoKatsura SomaRyo NakagomiTamaki KobayashiMomoe EndoHiromi HikitaMamiko SatoHiroaki GotohTomomi IwaiMariko YasuiAya Shinozaki-UshikuKazuhiro ShiragaHiroko AsakaiYoichiro HirataMasashi FukayamaHitoshi IkedaYutaka YatomiRyosuke TateishiRyo InuzukaKazuhiko Koike

Published in: Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology (2018)

Hepatic vein waveforms change in accordance with liver fibrosis progression in Fontan patients, and can be a useful indicator of liver fibrosis after the Fontan procedure.

Keyphrases

liver fibrosis
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
minimally invasive