Combined heart-liver transplantation for failing Fontan circulation in a late survivor with single-ventricle physiology
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Management of adults with failing Fontan physiology poses many challenges, especially as transplantation offers the only realistic alternative to palliative care. We present the first combined heart and liver transplant performed in Europe, for a late survivor of single ventricle palliation with the Fontan circulation. In addition to the conventional medical and surgical challenges posed, we highlight the management of the associated multi-organ failure with focus on the liver and novel strategies for assessment and optimization.
Date Issued
2017-09-21
Date Acceptance
2017-07-14
Citation
ESC Heart Failure, 2017, 4 (4), pp.675-678
ISSN
2055-5822
Publisher
Wiley Open Access
Start Page
675
End Page
678
Journal / Book Title
ESC Heart Failure
Volume
4
Issue
4
Copyright Statement
© 2017 The Authors. ESC Heart Failure published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology.
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Cardiovascular System & Cardiology
DYSFUNCTION
FAILURE
Publication Status
Published