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Evaluates total bile acid levels to screen for portopulmonary hypertension in decompensated cirrhosis, aiming to improve patient triage for diagnostic echocardiography.
Echocardiography is necessary for portopulmonary hypertension diagnosis, and identifying patients with cirrhosis who require it is challenging. In this study, we aimed to investigate the utility of the total bile acid (TBA) levels as a screening tool for identifying patients with decompensated cirrhosis who should undergo echocardiography for portopulmonary hypertension diagnosis.
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