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TIPSS Procedure in the Treatment of a Single Patient After Recent Heart Transplantation Because of Refractory Ascites Due to Cardiac Cirrhosis

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We present the case of a female patient with arrhythmogenic dysplasia of the right ventricle who evolved to refractory heart failure, ascites, and peripheral edema. As a result, heart transplantation was performed. Subsequently, refractory ascites impaired the patient’s respiratory function, resulting in prolonged mechanical ventilation. She was successfully treated with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPSS) placement, which allowed satisfactory weaning of ventilatory support.

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  1. Radiology Department, Hospital Clínico Universidad Católica de Chile, Marcoleta 367, Santiago, Chile

    Mario Fava, Luis Meneses & Soledad Loyola

  2. Cardiology Department, Hospital Clínico Universidad Católica de Chile, Marcoleta 367, Santiago, Chile

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Fava, M., Meneses, L., Loyola, S. et al. TIPSS Procedure in the Treatment of a Single Patient After Recent Heart Transplantation Because of Refractory Ascites Due to Cardiac Cirrhosis. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 31 (Suppl 2), 188–191 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-007-9251-y

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