title: Reversal of cardiac cirrhosis following orthotopic heart transplantation.
abstract: Irreversible hepatic cirrhosis greatly increases the risks attending heart transplantation (HT), and is accordingly considered to be an absolute contraindication for HT unless combined heart and liver transplantation can be performed. It is now recognized that hepatic cirrhosis can undergo regression if the source of insult is removed, but no cases of post-HT regression of cirrhosis of cardiac origin have hitherto been reported. Here we report a case of cardiac cirrhosis that underwent complete regression following orthotopic HT, and we discuss the implications of this case.
authors.affiliation: Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation Unit, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Juan Canalejo, La Coruña, Spain. Marisa_Crespo@canalejo.org
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Crespo-Leiro
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Robles
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Paniagua
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marzoa
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Naya
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Flores
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Suárez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gómez
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Grille
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Cuenca
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Castro-Beiras
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Arnal
mesh_terms: D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012074:Remission Induction