MELD-XI Scores Correlate with Post-Fontan Hepatic Biopsy Fibrosis Scores |
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| Authors: | William N. Evans Ruben J. Acherman Michael L. Ciccolo Sergio A. Carrillo Alvaro Galindo Abraham Rothman Brody J. Winn Noel S. Yumiaco Humberto Restrepo |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Children’s Heart Center Nevada,Las Vegas,USA;2.Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics,University of Nevada School of Medicine,Las Vegas,USA;3.Laboratory Medicine Consultants,Las Vegas,USA |
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| Abstract: | We tested the hypothesis that MELD-XI values correlated with hepatic total fibrosis scores obtained in 70 predominately stable, post-Fontan patients that underwent elective cardiac catheterization. We found a statistically significant correlation between MELD-XI values and total fibrosis scores (p = 0.003). Thus, serial MELD-XI values may be an additional useful clinical parameter for follow-up care in post-Fontan patients. |
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