Impact of Surgery and Valvuloplasty on Liver Stiffness in a Patient With Pericarditis and Pulmonary Valvulopathy. (January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jalal, Zakaria; Iriart, Xavier; de Lédinghen, Victor; Hiriart, Jean-Baptiste; Thambo, Jean-Benoit
• Is Part Of: World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery. Volume 8:Number 1(2017)
• Page Start: 103
• Page End: 105
• Publication Date: 2017-01
• Subjects: adult congenital heart disease -- pericardium -- pulmonary valve -- pulmonary restenosis; Pediatric cardiology -- Periodicals; Congenital heart disease in children -- Periodicals; Heart -- Abnormalities -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Heart Defects, Congenital -- surgery -- Periodicals; Cardiac Surgical Procedures -- Periodicals; Child -- Periodicals; Adult -- Periodicals; 618.9212
• DOI: 10.1177/2150135115614575
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2150-1351

Abstract

Liver stiffness (LS) is associated with the presence of fibrosis; however, hepatic congestion due to elevated central venous pressure has also been shown to correlate with LS values. We report here the case of a 35-year-old woman with operated pulmonary stenosis and chronic pericarditis in whom longitudinal follow-up of LS was correlated with the changes in her hemodynamic conditions before and after surgical or percutaneous treatment of residual lesions. This case highlights the potential interest of LS as a reliable marker of hepatic congestion and elevated right ventricle (RV) filling pressures.