title: Treatment of chronic ascites due to right-sided heart failure by transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt stent-implantation after orthotopic heart transplant.
abstract: Long-term outcome after orthotopic heart transplant is often critical in patients with long-persisting right-sided heart failure and consecutive ascites. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent shunt is an effective treatment for chronic ascites. However, a case of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent shunt implantation after orthotopic heart transplant and left ventricular assist device bridging has not been previously reported.
authors: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany. abdul.dakkak@ukmuenster.de
authors: Abdul Rahman
authors: AR
authors: Dakkak
authors: Henryk
authors: H
authors: Welp
authors: Hartmut
authors: H
authors: Schmidt
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Koehler
authors: Hans Heinrich
authors: HH
authors: Scheld
authors: Jurgen Reinhard
authors: JR
authors: Sindermann
mesh_terms: D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000601:surgery; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019168:Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome