Liver stiffness value obtained with ElastPQ ultrasound increases with NYHA class in chronic heart failure patients and reduced ejection fraction

• Main Authors: Yahya Kemal İçen (Author), Abdullah Orhan Demirtaş (Author), Ayşe Selcan Koç (Author), Hilmi Erdem Sümbül (Author), Mevlut Koç (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: KARE Publishing, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Liver stiffness (LS) values are known to be associated with increased right ventricle (RV) pressure in patients with heart failure (HF). The aim of this study was to determine the changes in LS in patients of different New York Heart Association (NYHA) classes and the parameters related t...