Publications by authors named "Elvira Garrido-Lestache"
Background & Aims: Fontan-type surgery is a palliative procedure for congenital heart disease with univentricular physiology that may, in the long term, lead to advanced chronic liver disease. Herein, we assessed the accuracy of conventional non-invasive models for assessing liver fibrosis in the context of Fontan circulation and developed a new risk score employing non-invasive tools.
Methods: A prospective, cross-sectional, observational study was conducted across five European centers and encompassing all consecutive adult patients with Fontan circulation, liver biopsy and non-invasive tests (e.
Objective: To demonstrate that the analysis of the atrioventricular, intraventricular, and interventricular asynchrony by point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) could be an alternative tool for assessing complex arrhythmias in pediatric patients with congenital heart diseases, mainly when an epicardial register or electrophysiology study is not available.
Design: Descriptive, retrospective case series study.
Setting: The pediatric intensive care unit of a university-affiliated tertiary hospital in Spain.
Background: Prostanoid treatment in patients with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) has been proven safe and effective. Subcutaneous administration of treprostinil has side effects, which limits their use and acceptance. An implantable pump for continuous intravenous treprostinil infusion has been recently approved.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground & Aims: Fontan surgery is used to treat a variety of congenital heart malformations, and may lead to advanced chronic liver disease in the long-term. This study examines the prevalence, characteristics and predictors of liver nodules in patients following Fontan surgery.
Methods: This was a prospective, cross-sectional, observational study conducted at 8 European centres.