Jessica L. Schachter1, Manisha Patel2, Samuel R. Horton3, A. Mike Devane4, Alex Ewing5, Gary A. Abrams6
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.13, No.5, pp. 764-770, 2018, DOI:10.1111/chd.12650
Abstract Objective: As the population of patients with Fontan circulation surviving into adult‐
hood increases, hepatic cirrhosis has grown to be a significant cause of morbidity and
mortality. Early detection of advanced hepatic fibrosis is imperative for proper inter‐
vention and consideration for heart or combined heart/liver transplantation.
Noninvasive biomarkers and elastography have been evaluated for their diagnostic
utility with variable results in the Fontan population.
Design: The cohort included 14 patients age 26.4 SD 7.5 who underwent Fontan
surgery. All patients were evaluated with FibroSURE, shear wave elastography (SWE),
hepatic duplex sonography, and liver biopsy. Liver fibrosis on biopsy was… More >
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