Features of portal hypertension are associated with major adverse events in Fontan patients: The VAST study

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 3764-3769

  Elder, Robert W ^a   McCabe, Nancy M ^b   Hebson, Camden ^c   Veledar, Emir ^a   Romero, Rene ^d   Ford, Ryan M ^a   Mahle, William T ^c   Kogon, Brian E ^a   Sahu, Anurag ^a   Jokhadar, Maan ^a   McConnell, Michael E ^c   Book, Wendy M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SIBLEY HEART CENTER CARDIOLOGY   (United States)

^d Emory University School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adult congenital heart disease; Congenital heart disease; Features of portal hypertension; Fontan; Liver disease

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN; WARFARIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPLENOMEGALY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; FEATURES OF PORTAL HYPERTENSION; FONTAN; LIVER DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASCITES; CHILD; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLENOMEGALY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE VEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886312897     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.06.008     Document Type: Article

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