Cardiac Output in End-Stage Liver Disease Increases Proportional to the Degree of Liver Dysfunction

Background: End-stage liver disease is associated with significant systemic and haemodynamic alterations that affect cardiac function. Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy remains an ill-defined entity among cardiologists. Understanding the complex interplay between liver dysfunction and cardiac function can lead to a better understanding of the compensatory mechanisms of the heart in liver failure.

Source: Heart, Lung and Circulation - June 23, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: A. Koshy, B. Cailes, P. Gow, A. Testro, H. Han, J. Sajeev, J. Ko, L. Weinberg, P. Srivastava, H. Lim, A. Teh, O. Farouque Tags: 358 Source Type: research