LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Diagnostic and Prognostic Role of Liver Elastography in Heart Failure

Ávila, Diane Xavier; Matos, Priscila Abreu; Quintino, Gabriel; Martins, Wolney de Andrade; Machado, Dalmo; Mesquita, Claudio Tinoco; Villacorta Junior, Humberto.

Int. j. cardiovasc. sci. (Impr.); 33 (3), 2020

Abstract Background: Hepatic congestion is a frequent finding in patients with heart failure (HF). Physical examination has limitations in quantifying systemic congestion and requires correlation with echocardiographic and laboratory data (usually B-type natriuretic peptide, BNP, or N-terminal pro-B typ...

Diagnóstico por Imagen de Elasticidad/métodos, Estudios de Cohortes, Insuficiencia Cardíaca/fisiopatología, Péptidos Natriuréticos/sangre, Pronóstico, Hepatopatías/diagnóstico por imagen, Insuficiencia Cardíaca/mortalidad, Insuficiencia Cardíaca/diagnóstico por imagen, Hospitalización

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The predictive value of plasma B-type natriuretic peptide levels on outcome in children with pulmonary hypertension undergoing congenital heart surgery

Background and objectives: In children undergoing congenital heart surgery, plasma brain natriuretic peptide levels may have a role in development of low cardiac output syndrome that is defined as a combination of clinical findings and interventions to augment cardiac output in children with pulmonary hy...