Shear Wave Dispersion Predicts Liver Fibrosis and Adverse Outcomes in Patients with Heart Failure.

Himika OharaAkiomi YoshihisaShinji IshibashiMitsuko MatsudaYukio YamaderaYukiko SugawaraYasuhiro IchijoYu HotsukiKoichiro WatanabeFumiya AnzaiYu SatoYusuke KimishimaTetsuro YokokawaTomofumi MisakaTakamasa SatoMasayoshi OikawaAtsushi KobayashiYasuchika Takeishi

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2020)

SWD assessed by abdominal ultrasonography reflects liver fibrosis rather than liver congestion, and is associated with adverse prognosis in HF patients.

Keyphrases

liver fibrosis
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
magnetic resonance imaging
peritoneal dialysis
heart failure
magnetic resonance
computed tomography
acute heart failure
adverse drug
patient reported