Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary cancer of the liver responsible
for an increasing number of cancer-related deaths, especially in developing economies of …

Heart failure (HF) and liver disease often co-exist. This is because systemic disorders and
diseases affect both organs (alcohol abuse, drugs, inflammation, autoimmunity, infections) …

Surgical innovation and multidisciplinary management have allowed children born with
univentricular physiology congenital heart disease to survive into adulthood. An estimated …

There is a mutual interaction between the function of the heart and the liver and a broad
spectrum of acute and chronic entities that affect both the heart and the liver. These can be …

The Fontan procedure has led to increased long-term survival of patients with single
ventricle congenital heart disease. Hemodynamic changes associated with the Fontan …

In clinical practice, combined heart and liver dysfunctions coexist in the setting of the main
heart and liver diseases because of complex cardiohepatic interactions. It is becoming …

Background & Aims Mechanical forces contribute to portal hypertension (PHTN) and
fibrogenesis. We investigated the mechanisms by which forces are transduced by liver …

Life expectancy and quality of life for those born with congenital heart disease (CHD) have
greatly improved over the past 3 decades. While representing a great advance for these …

what is presently known and to outline areas in which additional knowledge is critical to their
care. The focus of this scientific statement will be structural CHD, including coronary artery …

Over the past decade, as the majority of patients with single ventricle anatomy who have
undergone the Fontan operation reach adulthood, a newly recognized disease process …