Impact of the severity of end-stage liver disease in cardiac structure and function

Impact of the severity of end-stage liver disease in cardiac structure and function

Background. The impact of end-stage liver disease (ESLD) in cardiac remodeling of patients with cirrhosis is unknown. Our aim was to correlate the severity of ESLD with morphologic and functional heart changes.Material and methods. 184 patients underwent a protocol providing data on the severity of...

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Main Authors: Odilson Marcos Silvestre, Fernando Bacal, Danusa de Souza Ramos, Jose L. Andrade, Meive Furtado, Vincenzo Pugliese, Elisangela Belleti, Wellington Andraus, Flair José Carrilho, Luiz Augusto Carneiro D’Albuquerque, Alberto Queiroz Farias, M.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-01-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
Cirrhosis
Cardiac remodeling
Liver transplantation
MELD score
Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119313894

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