CHANGES IN CARDIAC FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH DECOMPENSATED CHRONIC LIVER FAILURE
Introduction and Objectives: Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy is cardiac dysfunction, recently recognized as a clinical entity, present in up to 50% of liver cirrhosis in the absence of other heart diseases. Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy is characterized by a decrease in the contractile response of the heart in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-01-01
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Series: | Annals of Hepatology |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268121002994 |