The Change in Liver Volume After Inferior Vena Cava and/or Hepatic Vein Venoplasty in Patients With Budd Chiari Syndrome With at Least One Patent Hepatic Vein Presenting With Ascites.

Objective: To assess the effects of inferior vena cava and/or hepatic vein (IVC±HV) venoplasty on liver volumetry and function in individuals with Budd Chiari syndrome (BCS) who present with ascites and at least one patent hepatic vein.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 17 patients with BCS (6 males and 11 females, average age of 42.3 ± 11.

Left-sided portal hypertension: what an interventional radiologist can offer?

Left-sided portal hypertension (LPH) refers to increased splenic venous pressure caused by splenic vein stenosis or occlusion. Pancreatitis is the leading cause of LPH. Typically, LPH remains asymptomatic, but it can lead to life-threatening hemorrhage from ruptured fundal varices in about 10% of patients.

Direct Oral Anticoagulants for Rheumatic Heart Disease-Associated Atrial Fibrillation Post-Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve Replacement.

Background: The efficacy of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in preventing ischemic and thromboembolic events may be suboptimal in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis. However, their safety and effectiveness after mitral valve replacement (MVR) using bioprosthetic valves is unclear.

Objectives: This study sought to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of DOACs vs warfarin among patients with rheumatic heart disease (RHD)-associated AF after bioprosthetic MVR.