Simple algorithm to narrow down the candidates to receive echocardiography in patients with chronic liver disease for suspected pulmonary hypertension.
Koji YamashitaMasayuki KurosakiHiroyuki NakanishiYuki TanakaShun IshidoKento InadaSakura KirinoYuka HayakawaHiroaki MatsumotoTsubasa NobusawaTatsuya KakegawaMayu HiguchiKenta TakauraShohei TanakaChiaki MaeyashikiShun KanekoNobuharu TamakiYutaka YasuiKaoru TsuchiyaYuka TakahashiRyoichi MiyazakiTakashi AshikagaNobuyuki EnomotoNamiki IzumiPublished in: JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2022)
A simple algorithm using the presence of shortness of breath, serum BNP, and albumin levels can narrow down the candidates to receive echocardiography.