Predictors of myocardial injury in patients with cirrhosis presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleeding

Predictors of myocardial injury in patients with cirrhosis presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleeding

Background Myocardial injury in conditions other than coronary artery disease (CAD), known as type 2 myocardial infarction, is mostly related to mismatch between myocardial oxygen supply and demand. Cirrhotic patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) are usually hemodynamically unst...

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Main Authors: Rehab Shaheen, Tarek Gouda, Monir Bahgat, Tarek Selim, Hazem Hakim El-Beltagy El-Menshawy, Elsayed Awad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-01-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
Subjects:
gi bleeding
liver cirrhosis
myocardial injury
Online Access:http://www.esim.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-7782;year=2019;volume=31;issue=4;spage=508;epage=513;aulast=Shaheen

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