| Liver stiffness is directly influenced by central venous pressure. | |
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PMID: 20022130 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Liver stiffness (LS) as measured by transient elastography [Fibroscan] offers a novel non-invasive approach to assess liver cirrhosis. Since Fibroscan seems to be unreliable in patients with congestive heart failure, it remains to be determined whether hemodynamic changes affect LS irrespective of fibrosis. METHODS & RESULTS: Using landrace pigs, we studied the direct relationship between the central venous pressure and LS measured by Fibroscan. Clamping of the inferior caval vein increased LS from 3.1 to 27.8kPa while reopening reversed LS within 5min to almost normal values of 5.1kPa. We then studied LS as a function of venous pressure in the isolated pig liver by clamping the upper and lower caval, portal vein and hepatic artery. The stepwise increase of intravenous pressure to 36cm of water column (3.5kPa) linearly and reversibly increased LS to the upper detection limit of 75kPa. We finally measured LS in 10 patients with decompensated congestive heart failure before and after recompensation. Initial LS was elevated in all patients, in 8 of them to a degree that suggested liver cirrhosis (median 40.7kPa). Upon recompensation with a median weight loss of 3.0kg, LS decreased in all 10 patients down to a median LS of 17.8kPa. Inflammation could not account for increased LS since initial liver enzyme counts were only slightly elevated and did not change significantly. CONCLUSION: LS is a direct function of central venous pressure which should be considered when assessing the degree of fibrosis. |
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Authors:
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Gunda Millonig; Stefanie Friedrich; Stefanie Adolf; Hamidreza Fonouni; Mohammad Golriz; Arianeb Mehrabi; Peter Stiefel; Gudrun Pöschl; Markus W Büchler; Helmut Karl Seitz; Sebastian Mueller |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2009-12-04 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of hepatology Volume: 52 ISSN: 1600-0641 ISO Abbreviation: J. Hepatol. Publication Date: 2010 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-02-15 Completed Date: 2010-06-08 Revised Date: 2012-08-24 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8503886 Medline TA: J Hepatol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 206-10 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Medicine and Center for Alcohol Research, Liver Disease and Nutrition, Salem Medical Center, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. |
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Aged Aged, 80 and over Animals Central Venous Pressure / physiology* Elasticity / physiology* Elasticity Imaging Techniques Female Heart Failure / physiopathology Humans Liver / blood supply*, physiology* Liver Cirrhosis / diagnosis*, physiopathology Male Middle Aged Sus scrofa |
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