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- Title
B-type natriuretic peptide is related to cardiac function and prognosis in hospitalized patients with decompensated cirrhosis.
- Authors
Pimenta, Joana; Paulo, Cristiana; Gomes, André; Silva, Sérgio; Rocha-Gonçalves, Francisco; Bettencourt, Paulo
- Abstract
B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) concentrations are high in cirrhosis, possibly related to volume status and cirrhotic cardiomyopathy. The prognostic significance of BNP in cirrhosis is unknown.
- Publication
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver, 2010, Vol 30, Issue 7, p1059
- ISSN
1478-3231
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1478-3231.2010.02266.x