LIVER FUNCTION IN CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE

[Liver function in congestive heart failure].

Liver Function in Congestive Heart Failure

Jaundice, varying from a slight yellowish tinting of the sderae to a pronounced general icterus, is a common occurrence in congestive heart failure. A review of the literature leaves one with the impression that it is seen most frequently in patients with long standing congestive heart failure, particularly in failure associated with mitral and tricuspid valvular disease and in failure associat...

Liver function tests in chronic congestive heart failure.

It has been difficult for the clinician to evaluate quantitatively and qualitatively the degree of damage to the liver in the presence of congestive heart failure. This paper gives a statistical analysis of the results of various liver function tests on a group of patients with congestive heart failure. The analysis includes comparisons based on etiology, type of rhythm, duration of heart failu...

CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE IN CHILDREN: A SURVEY OF 114 PATIENTS

During a period of four years between June, IS, 1988 to June, IS, 1992 one hundred and fourteen patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) were admitted to the pediatric department of Taleghani General Hospital. During the above period, 192 patients with heart disease were hospitalized at this department and CHF was the cause of admission in 59.4% of them. Congenital heart disease (CHO) w...

When the heart kills the liver: acute liver failure in congestive heart failure

Congestive heart failure as a cause of acute liver failure is rarely documented with only a few cases. Although the pathophysiology is poorly understood, there is rising evidence, that low cardiac output with consecutive reduction in hepatic blood flow is a main causing factor, rather than hypotension. In the setting of acute liver failure due to congestive heart failure, clinical signs of the ...