Novel Method of Evaluating Liver Stiffness Using Transient Elastography to Evaluate Perioperative Status in Severe Heart Failure
Nishi H., Nishi H., Toda K., Toda K., Miyagawa S., Miyagawa S., Yoshikawa Y., Yoshikawa Y., Fukushima S., Fukushima S., Kawamura M., Kawamura M., Saito T., Saito T., Yoshioka D., Yoshioka D., Daimon T. and Sawa Y., Daimon T. and Sawa Y.
2015
Circulation Journal 79;2 (391-397)
Background:The aim of the present study was to assess the efficacy of a non-invasive method, transient elastography (FibroScan), in measuring liver stiffness (LS), and whether LS can be used as a marker of cardiac - and hence perioperative - status.Methods and Results:Perioperative LS was prospectively measured using a FibroScan in 30 patients (21 male; 42.2+/-13.3 years old) who underwent left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. LS was checked pre- and postoperatively, then analyzed in regard to perioperative status. Preoperative LS was 13.3+/-13.0 kPa (normal,
Pubmed : 25492039