Right-Sided Heart Failure and the Liver

Currently, there are 6.2 million people with heart failure (HF) in the United States with 1 million new HF cases being diagnosed annually. Twenty to 30% of patients with acute heart failure also have liver dysfunction. The dual diagnoses of chronic heart and liver disease has significant prognostic implications.
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research