Fontan-associated liver disease after heart transplant.
Eric R GriffithsLinda M LambertZhining OuAkram M ShaabanMaryam RezvaniWaldemar F CarloKurt R SchumacherFrank DiPaolaMatthew J O'ConnorDeipanjan NandiSteven D ZangwillMichael A McCullochJoshua M Friedland-LittleShawn C WestTeresa M LeeJuan Carlos AlejosSharon ChenKimberly M MolinaPublished in: Pediatric transplantation (2022)
Elevated bilirubin, but not fibrosis on liver imaging, was associated with post-heart transplant mortality in Fontan patients in this multicenter retrospective study. Additionally, heart transplant may alter the progression of FALD.