Liver stiffness is associated with disease severity and worse clinical scenarios in coronavirus disease 2019: A prospective transient elastography study

Demirtas C. O., Keklikkiran C., Ergenc I., Erturk Sengel B., Eskidemir G., Cinel I., ...Daha Fazla

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE, cilt.75, sa.9, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 75 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/ijcp.14363
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, MEDLINE
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background Pre-existing chronic liver disease is currently considered a poor prognostic factor for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The present study aimed to investigate the association of liver stiffness measurement (LSM) with disease severity and clinical course of COVID-19.