Key result
Preprocedural echocardiography may guide risk stratification for heart failure following TIPS placement in patients with cirrhosis.
Why the study?
Does preprocedural echocardiography predict heart failure after TIPS placement in patients with cirrhosis?
Population
Patients with cirrhosis being considered for transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) placement
Design
Cohort
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Supports echocardiography for pre-TIPS HF risk stratification in cirrhosis; leaves open prospective validation before practice change.
Does preprocedural echocardiography predict heart failure after TIPS placement in patients with cirrhosis?
Preprocedural echocardiography may help risk stratify patients with cirrhosis for heart failure prior to TIPS placement.
A 2022 study studied this question. Preprocedural echocardiography may guide risk stratification for heart failure following TIPS placement in patients with cirrhosis.
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