Severity of Fontan-Associated Liver Disease Correlates with Fontan Hemodynamics. 2020

Anastasia Schleiger, and Madeleine Salzmann, and Peter Kramer, and Friederike Danne, and Stephan Schubert, and Christian Bassir, and Tobias Müller, and Hans-Peter Müller, and Felix Berger, and Stanislav Ovroutski
Department of Congenital Heart Disease/Pediatric Cardiology, German Heart Center Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany. schleiger@dhzb.de.

Fontan-palliated patients are at risk for the development of Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD). In this study, we performed a detailed hemodynamic and hepatic assessment to analyze the incidence and spectrum of FALD and its association with patients' hemodynamics. From 2017 to 2019, 145 patients underwent a detailed, age-adjusted hepatic examination including laboratory analysis (FibroTest®, n = 101), liver ultrasound (n = 117) and transient elastography (FibroScan®, n = 61). The median patient age was 16.0 years [IQR 14.2], and the median duration of the Fontan circulation was 10.3 years [IQR 14.7]. Hemodynamic assessment was performed using echocardiography, cardiopulmonary exercise capacity testing and cardiac catheterization. Liver ultrasound revealed hepatic parenchymal changes in 83 patients (70.9%). Severe liver cirrhosis was detectable in 20 patients (17.1%). Median liver stiffness measured by FibroScan® was 27.7 kPa [IQR 14.5], and the median Fibrotest® score was 0.5 [IQR 0.3], corresponding to fibrosis stage ≥ 2. Liver stiffness values and Fibrotest® scores correlated significantly with Fontan duration (P1 = 0.013, P2 = 0.012). Exercise performance was significantly impaired in patients with severe liver cirrhosis (P = 0.003). Pulmonary artery pressure and end-diastolic pressure were highly elevated in cirrhotic patients (P1 = 0.008, P2 = 0.003). Multivariable risk factor analysis revealed Fontan duration to be a major risk factor for the development of FALD (P < 0.001, OR 0.77, CI 0.68-0.87). In the majority of patients, hepatic abnormalities suggestive of FALD were detectable by liver ultrasound, transient elastography and laboratory analysis. The severity of FALD correlated significantly with Fontan duration and impaired Fontan hemodynamics. A detailed hepatic assessment is indispensable for long-term surveillance of Fontan patients.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008103 Liver Cirrhosis Liver disease in which the normal microcirculation, the gross vascular anatomy, and the hepatic architecture have been variably destroyed and altered with fibrous septa surrounding regenerated or regenerating parenchymal nodules. Cirrhosis, Liver,Fibrosis, Liver,Hepatic Cirrhosis,Liver Fibrosis,Cirrhosis, Hepatic
D008297 Male Males
D011446 Prospective Studies Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group. Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D003430 Cross-Sectional Studies Studies in which the presence or absence of disease or other health-related variables are determined in each member of the study population or in a representative sample at one particular time. This contrasts with LONGITUDINAL STUDIES which are followed over a period of time. Disease Frequency Surveys,Prevalence Studies,Analysis, Cross-Sectional,Cross Sectional Analysis,Cross-Sectional Survey,Surveys, Disease Frequency,Analyses, Cross Sectional,Analyses, Cross-Sectional,Analysis, Cross Sectional,Cross Sectional Analyses,Cross Sectional Studies,Cross Sectional Survey,Cross-Sectional Analyses,Cross-Sectional Analysis,Cross-Sectional Study,Cross-Sectional Surveys,Disease Frequency Survey,Prevalence Study,Studies, Cross-Sectional,Studies, Prevalence,Study, Cross-Sectional,Study, Prevalence,Survey, Cross-Sectional,Survey, Disease Frequency,Surveys, Cross-Sectional
D004452 Echocardiography Ultrasonic recording of the size, motion, and composition of the heart and surrounding tissues. The standard approach is transthoracic. Echocardiography, Contrast,Echocardiography, Cross-Sectional,Echocardiography, M-Mode,Echocardiography, Transthoracic,Echocardiography, Two-Dimensional,Transthoracic Echocardiography,2-D Echocardiography,2D Echocardiography,Contrast Echocardiography,Cross-Sectional Echocardiography,Echocardiography, 2-D,Echocardiography, 2D,M-Mode Echocardiography,Two-Dimensional Echocardiography,2 D Echocardiography,Cross Sectional Echocardiography,Echocardiography, 2 D,Echocardiography, Cross Sectional,Echocardiography, M Mode,Echocardiography, Two Dimensional,M Mode Echocardiography,Two Dimensional Echocardiography
D005260 Female Females
D006328 Cardiac Catheterization Procedures in which placement of CARDIAC CATHETERS is performed for therapeutic or diagnostic procedures. Catheterization, Cardiac,Catheterization, Heart,Heart Catheterization,Cardiac Catheterizations,Catheterizations, Cardiac,Catheterizations, Heart,Heart Catheterizations
D006439 Hemodynamics The movement and the forces involved in the movement of the blood through the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM. Hemodynamic
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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