Liver function tests in patients with acute heart failure
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Liver function tests in patients with acute heart failure and associated outcomes: insights from ASCEND-HF.
AIMS We aimed to characterize abnormal liver function tests in patients with heart failure (HF), as they are commonly encountered yet poorly defined. METHODS AND RESULTS We used data from ASCEND-HF (Acute Study of Clinical Effectiveness of Nesiritide in Decompensated Heart Failure) to characterize associations with baseline liver function tests (LFTs). Each LFT was analysed as both a continuo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Polish Archives of Internal Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1897-9483
DOI: 10.20452/pamw.1413