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14.06.2016 | Original Article
MELD-XI Scores Correlate with Post-Fontan Hepatic Biopsy Fibrosis Scores
verfasst von:
William N. Evans, Ruben J. Acherman, Michael L. Ciccolo, Sergio A. Carrillo, Alvaro Galindo, Abraham Rothman, Brody J. Winn, Noel S. Yumiaco, Humberto Restrepo
Erschienen in:
Pediatric Cardiology
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Ausgabe 7/2016
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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.