Liver cirrhosis in Fontan patients does not affect 1-year post-heart transplant mortality or markers of liver function

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 170-177

  Simpson, Kathleen E ^a   Esmaeeli, Amir ^a   Khanna, Geetika ^a   White, Francis ^a   Turnmelle, Yumirle ^a   Eghtesady, Pirooz ^a   Boston, Umar ^a   Canter, Charles E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fontan procedure; heart transplant; liver cirrhosis; liver transplant; pediatric cardiology

Indexed keywords

FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART TRANSPLANT; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANT; PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY; CHILD; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84895059698     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: 15573117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2013.10.033     Document Type: Article

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