Liver transplantation for cardiac failure in patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

Liver Transpl. 2005 Jul;11(7):834-838. doi: 10.1002/lt.20463.

Abstract

Liver involvement in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia may lead to high-output cardiac failure. Few data have been reported on orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) for these patients. In this paper, we describe two patients treated by OLT as a salvage procedure for cardiac failure, and we review literature on this subject. Our two patients resumed normal cardiac function after OLT. This procedure appears to be a promising therapy with good long-term results despite dissection difficulties encountered due to the collateral arterial network reorganization.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Angiography
  • Cardiac Output, High / etiology*
  • Female
  • Hepatic Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Hepatic Veins / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Liver Diseases / complications*
  • Liver Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver Diseases / surgery*
  • Liver Transplantation*
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography, Abdominal
  • Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic / complications*
  • Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic / diagnostic imaging
  • Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic / surgery*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome