Hepatic Fibrosis Assessed Using Fibrosis-4 Index Is Predictive of All-Cause Mortality in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

BACKGROUND: Various comorbidities influence the prognosis of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We investigated if liver fibrosis assessed using fibrosis-4 index (FIB-4) is associated with all-cause mortality in patients with COPD. METHODS: We included 756 patients diagnosed...

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Autores principales: Yong, Seung Hyun, Leem, Ah Young, Kim, Young Sam, Park, Moo Suk, Chang, Joon, Kim, Seung Up, Jung, Ji Ye
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7173842/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32368029
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S242863

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