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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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We wish to thank the interventional radiologists of Radiology Specialists at Sunrise Children’s Hospital and Medical Center, who performed the transvenous hepatic biopsies, including Drs. Demetrice Davis, Steven Davis, Kelly Gardner, Sunil Gujrathi, Aaron Peterson, and Matthew Rainey.
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Evans, W.N., Acherman, R.J., Ciccolo, M.L. et al. MELD-XI Scores Correlate with Post-Fontan Hepatic Biopsy Fibrosis Scores. Pediatr Cardiol 37, 1274–1277 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-016-1428-1
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