Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) placement alleviates portal hypertension symptoms. Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a common complication of TIPS, impacting patient quality of life ...

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed records of 55 patients diagnosed with idiopathic NPH (INPH) and treated with CSF shunts, all of whom were followed for more than 3 years after the original shunt ...

BOSTON, MA—Patients with heart failure and mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction (HFmrEF/HFpEF) and elevated left atrial pressures appear to derive lasting benefits from a shunt that diverts ...

Recruited participants will be followed up at three time points; 6 weeks post randomisation, 6 months and 12 months. To investigate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of early transjugular ...

(3) severe pulmonary hypertension, with blood pressure higher than the aortic pressure (Eisenmanger syndrome), and the emergence of a bidirectional or right-to-left shunt, and (4) inability to provide ...

7 Studies were included if they compared any of the following policies: routine shunting versus avoiding a shunt; selective shunting versus routine shunting; selective shunting versus avoiding a shunt ...