Clinical trials: Fontans
Fontan Procedure
Cholate Clearance in Fontans
HepQuant is an assay to measure liver function in other forms of liver disease such as hepatitis C. It measures the ability of the liver to process an naturally occurring substance called cholate and has been shown to predict…
- Trial name
- NCT03726229
- Testing
- Cholate assay
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Fontans
Fontan Associated Liver Disease
Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD), including the development of cardiac cirrhosis and liver neoplasms (benign and malignant), occurs in a majority of patients with congenital heart disease palliated with the Fontan…
- Trial name
- NCT03914196
- Testing
- Liver Stiffness Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati