Why the study?
Does liver stiffness measured by transient elastography predict adverse outcomes in patients hospitalized with decompensated heart failure?
Population
194 patients hospitalized with decompensated heart failure, mean age 68 ± 11 years, 71% male, mean LVEF…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
median 183 days
Authors
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Positions non-invasive liver elastography as a potential prognostic tool for decompensated HF; leaves open.
Does liver stiffness measured by transient elastography predict adverse outcomes in patients hospitalized with decompensated heart failure?
Liver stiffness measured by transient elastography at discharge is an independent predictor of all-cause mortality and heart failure rehospitalization in patients with decompensated heart failure.
Soloveva et al. (2018) studied this question.
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