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The fibrosis-4 score is associated with long-term mortality in different phenotypes of acute heart failure.
European journal of clinical investigation - 1 Dec 2022
Tseng Chih-Hsueh, Huang Wei-Min, Yu Wen-Chung, Cheng Hao-Min, Chang Hao-Chih, Hsu Pai-Feng, Chiang Chern-En, Chen Chen-Huan, Sung Shih-Hsien
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Fibrosis-4 score (FIB4) was a non-invasive surrogate to estimate the amount of liver scarring in chronic hepatitis. Considering the presence of increased central venous pressure and congestive hepatopathy in patients with decompensated heart failure, we therefore investigated the prognostic values of FIB4 in acute heart failure (AHF) patients. METHOD: Patients hospitalised primarily for HF were drawn...
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