Reduced thoracic fluid content in early stage primary biliary cirrhosis that associates with impaired cardiac inotropy.

Conclusion: This study has confirmed that TFC is reduced in those with PBC, that this is specific to PBC and that it associates independently with markers of cardiac inotropy. PMID: 23868409 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Am J Physiol Gastroi... - July 18, 2013 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Zalewski P, Jones DE, Lewis I, Frith J, Newton JL Tags: Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol Source Type: research