Liver disease resulting from heart failure (HF) has generally been referred as “cardiac
hepatopathy”. One of its main forms is congestive hepatopathy (CH), which results from …

Update on combined heart and liver transplantation: evolving... : Current Opinion in Organ
Transplantation Update on combined heart and liver transplantation: evolving patient …

Amyloidosis is the general term used to refer to the extracellular tissue deposition of fibrils
composed of low molecular weight subunits of a variety of proteins, many of which circulate …

Introduction Combined heart and liver transplantation (CHLT) is one of the most complex
procedures of surgery that has been implemented in the last 35 years. The aim of our meta …

This book chapter delivers a succinct overview of simultaneous liver transplantation with
other organs, with a primary emphasis on simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation (SLK). It …

Purpose Patients with end-stage heart failure and concomitant irreversible liver injury may
be candidates for combined heart liver transplant (CHLT). Determining appropriate …

Combined heart and liver transplants remain a small percentage of the total heart
transplants worldwide, but the majority of recent literature confirms the safety and viability of …

Objective Combined heart-liver transplantation (CHLT) is a definitive therapy reserved for
patients with concomitant heart failure and advanced liver disease. A limited number of …

In 1984, 21 years after the first liver transplantation, Thomas Starzl achieved a milestone by
performing the world's first combined heart-liver transplantation. While still uncommon, the …

Background Combined heart-liver transplantation (CHLT) is the only curative option for
patients with concomitant pathology affecting the heart and liver. In some cases, the native …