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Item Treatment of Chronic Ascites Due to Right-sided Heart Failure by Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Stent—Implantation After Orthotopic Heart Transplant(Başkent Üniversitesi, 2011-04) Dakkak, Abdul Rahman; Sindermann, Jürgen Reinhard; Scheld, Hans Heinrich; Koehler, Michael; Schmidt, Hartmut; Welp, HenrykLong-term outcome after orthotopic heart transplant is often critical in patients with long-persisting right-sided heart failure and consecutive ascites. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent shunt is an effective treatment for chronic ascites. However, a case of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent shunt implantation after orthotopic heart transplant and left ventricular assist device bridging has not been previously reported.