RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE VALUES OF NT-PRO-BNP AND INSERTION OF TRANSJUGULAR INTRAHEPATIC PORTOSYSTEMIC SHUNT
Abstract:
I studied the cardiovascular impairment reflected by NT-pro-BNP values in a group of patients with liver cirrhosis. The frequency of positive values of NT-pro-BNP in those who had a medical history of TIPS insertion compared to those without TIPS insertion was quantified and expressed statistically. All patients with TIPS insertion were on the liver transplantation waiting list of the clinic where the study was conducted. In this study, the natriuretic peptide NT-pro-BNP in the blood of patients with cirrhosis was not influenced by the presence of portocaval shunt (TIPS).
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