Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 84-90 , January 2010

Abnormal Liver Function in Relation to Hemodynamic Profile in Heart Failure Patients

  • V.M. van Deursen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • K. Damman, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • H.L. Hillege, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    • Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • A.P. van Beek, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • D.J. van Veldhuisen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • A.A. Voors, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: A.A. Voors, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands. Tel: (+31) 503612355.

Received 7 May 2009 ,Revised 10 June 2009 ,Accepted 3 August 2009.

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 The authors have no conflicts of interest.

 K. Damman is supported by the Netherlands Heart Foundation (grant 2006B157). A.A. Voors and D.J. van Veldhuisen are Clinical Established Investigators of the Netherlands Heart Foundation (grants 2006T37 and D97-017, respectively).

PII: S1071-9164(09)00957-9

doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2009.08.002

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 84-90 , January 2010

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