title: Impact of Surgery and Valvuloplasty on Liver Stiffness in a Patient With Pericarditis and Pulmonary Valvulopathy.
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.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of pediatric and congenital cardiology, University Hospital of Bordeaux, Pessac, France.
authors.forename: Zakaria
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jalal
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of pediatric and congenital cardiology, University Hospital of Bordeaux, Pessac, France.
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Iriart
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Bordeaux, Pessac, France.|3 University Bordeaux 2, 33000 Bordeaux, France.
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: de Lédinghen
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Bordeaux, Pessac, France.
authors.forename: Jean-Baptiste
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Hiriart
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of pediatric and congenital cardiology, University Hospital of Bordeaux, Pessac, France.|3 University Bordeaux 2, 33000 Bordeaux, France.
authors.forename: Jean-Benoit
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Thambo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D063126:Balloon Valvuloplasty / Q000379:methods*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D054459:Elasticity Imaging Techniques; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery
keywords: adult congenital heart disease; pericardium; pulmonary restenosis; pulmonary valve