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A composite noninvasive index correlates with liver fibrosis scores in post-Fontan patients: Preliminary findings

William N. Evans^1,2, Ruben J. Acherman^1,2, Michael L. Ciccolo^1,3, Sergio A. Carrillo^1,2, Alvaro Galindo^1,2, Abraham Rothman^1,2, Gary A. Mayman^1,2, Elizabeth A. Adams^1,2, Leigh C. Reardon^1,4, Brody J. Winn⁵, Noel S. Yumiaco⁵, Lesley Shimuizu¹, Yoko Inanaga¹, Rowena J. Deleon¹, Humberto Restrepo^1,2

1 Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Children’s Heart Center Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
2 Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
3 Department of Surgery, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
4 UCLA Division of Cardiology and Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Ahmanson/UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
5 Laboratory Medicine Consultants, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

* Corresponding Author: William Evans, Children’s Heart Center Nevada, 3006 S. Maryland Pkwy, Ste. 690, Las Vegas, NV 89109. Email: wnevans50@aol