Cardiac dysfunction in cirrhosis is not associated with the severity of liver disease

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 172-176

  Merli, Manuela ^a   Calicchia, Angela ^a   Ruffa, Alessandra ^a   Pellicori, Pierpaolo ^b   Riggio, Oliviero ^a   Giusto, Michela ^a   Gaudio, Carlo ^a   Torromeo, Concetta ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b CASTLE HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac load; Cirrhotic cardiomiopathy; Diastolic dysfunction; Heart; Liver cirrhosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REST; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC VOLUME; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873723023     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: 18790828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2012.08.007     Document Type: Article

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