Echocardiographic Findings in Cirrhotic Patients with and without Ascites Compared to Normal

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Liver cirrhosis involves most organs and systems. Abnormalities in cardiac function have been reported in liver cirrhosis, suggesting a latent cardiomyopathy in these patients. So the aim of this study was to evaluate the cardiac function by echocardiography in cirrhotic pa...

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Main Authors: M Kashifard, M Saravi, H Taheri, R Bahreini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Babol University of Medical Sciences 2010-10-01
Series:Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul
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Online Access:http://jbums.org/article-1-3667-en.html