Liver stiffness by transient elastography accompanies illness severity in COVID-19

Objective Severe liver damage is associated with worse outcome in COVID-19. Our aim was to explore the degree of liver damage, liver stiffness (LS) and severity of illness in patients with COVID-19.Design We investigated 32 patients with COVID-19 admitted to the University Hospital of Innsbruck in a...

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Main Authors: Heinz Zoller, Herbert Tilg, Maria Effenberger, Stefanie Seiwald, Gernot Fritsche, Rosa Bellmann-Weiler, Günter Weiss, Timon Erik Adolph, Christoph Grander, Frank Hartig, Sophie Wildner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-11-01
Series:BMJ Open Gastroenterology
Online Access:https://bmjopengastro.bmj.com/content/7/1/e000445.full