Fontan-Associated Anatomical Variants and Hepatic Fibrosis.

William N EvansRuben J AchermanGary A MaymanAlvaro GalindoAbraham RothmanMichael L CiccoloJuan LehouxBrody J WinnNoel S YumiacoHumberto Restrepo

Published in: World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery (2021)

This study's findings suggest that a post-extracardiac Fontan with a functional univentricle of right ventricular type plus a pulmonary artery stent may have more advanced liver pathology than those without a pulmonary artery stent at similar Fontan duration years and ages at liver biopsy.

Keyphrases

pulmonary artery
coronary artery
pulmonary hypertension
pulmonary arterial hypertension
copy number
ultrasound guided
gene expression
fine needle aspiration
liver fibrosis