Heart failure and liver disease: cardiohepatic interactions

A Xanthopoulos, RC Starling, T Kitai, F Triposkiadis - JACC: Heart Failure, 2019 - jacc.org
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) …

Fontan-associated liver disease: screening, management, and transplant considerations

J Emamaullee, AN Zaidi, T Schiano, J Kahn… - Circulation, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Surgical innovation and multidisciplinary management have allowed children born with
univentricular physiology congenital heart disease to survive into adulthood. An estimated …

Intestine farnesoid X receptor agonist and the gut microbiota activate G‐protein bile acid receptor‐1 signaling to improve metabolism

P Pathak, C Xie, RG Nichols, JM Ferrell… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Bile acids activate farnesoid X receptor (FXR) and G protein–coupled bile acid receptor‐1
(aka Takeda G protein–coupled receptor‐5 [TGR5]) to regulate bile acid metabolism and …

[HTML][HTML] Fontan-associated liver disease: A review

TT Gordon-Walker, K Bove, G Veldtman - Journal of cardiology, 2019 - Elsevier
The Fontan procedure has led to increased long-term survival of patients with single
ventricle congenital heart disease. Hemodynamic changes associated with the Fontan …

Liver fibrosis, fat, and iron evaluation with MRI and fibrosis and fat evaluation with US: a practical guide for radiologists

FF Guglielmo, RG Barr, T Yokoo, G Ferraioli, JT Lee… - Radiographics, 2023 - pubs.rsna.org
Quantitative imaging biomarkers of liver disease measured by using MRI and US are
emerging as important clinical tools in the management of patients with chronic liver disease …

Relationship between heart disease and liver disease: a two-way street

H El Hadi, A Di Vincenzo, R Vettor, M Rossato - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
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 …

Fontan‐associated liver disease

MB Hilscher, ML Wells, SK Venkatesh, F Cetta… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD) is a form of congestive hepatopathy that is universal
among patients who have undergone Fontan palliation for functional single ventricle …

The inferior vena cava: anatomical variants and acquired pathologies

SJ Li, J Lee, J Hall, TR Sutherland - Insights into imaging, 2021 - Springer
The inferior vena cava (IVC) is the largest vein in the body, draining blood from the
abdomen, pelvis and lower extremities. This pictorial review summarises normal anatomy …

[PDF][PDF] Assessment of advanced liver fibrosis and the risk for hepatic decompensation in patients with congestive hepatopathy

A Lemmer, LB VanWagner, D Ganger - Hepatology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Congestive hepatopathy (CH) arises from chronically elevated right‐sided heart pressures
transmitted to the liver by passive venous congestion. Over time, CH can lead to hepatic …

Benign nodules in post-Fontan livers can show imaging features considered diagnostic for hepatocellular carcinoma

ML Wells, DM Hough, JL Fidler, PS Kamath… - Abdominal …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose To describe the imaging appearance of hyperenhancing nodules arising in post-
Fontan patients and to identify specific features best correlated with malignancy. Methods …