Liver stiffness is associated with excess mortality in the general population driven by heart failure: the rotterdam study.
Laurens A van KleefMilan J SonneveldFang ZhuM Arfan IkramMaryam KavousiRobert J de KnegtPublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2023)
In our cohort of community-dwelling elderly, high liver stiffness was associated with excess mortality, primarily explained by participants with heart failure. Moreover, heart failure and its indicators were associated with increased liver stiffness.