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This study investigated the incidence and severity of hepatic osteody strophy in patients with posthepatitic liver cirrhosis, and the role of hepatocellular injury in bone loss. Twenty-four patients (15 females...
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Bleeding from esophageal varices (EV) is a major cause of death in patients with liver cirrhosis. Endoscopic screening is recommended for diagnosing EV, but various noninvasive parameters can...
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The blunted ventricular systolic and diastolic contractile responses to physical and pharmacological stress in cirrhosis are termed cirrhotic cardiomyopathy (CCM). CCM has been known to involve multiple defects in...