Publications by authors named "Despoina Parastatidou"
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluates left ventricular global longitudinal strain (LV-GLS) and left atrial (LA) strain in cirrhotic patients to understand cirrhotic cardiomyopathy (CCM) and its link to liver disease severity.
- It involved 135 patients and used standard echocardiography and advanced techniques to measure heart function and fat mass, defining CCM based on specific cardiac dysfunction criteria.
- Findings indicated that higher MELD scores, which assess liver disease severity, correlated with an increase in LV-GLS, and both MELD score and LA reservoir strain were significant predictors of patient outcomes.
Ann Gastroenterol
May 2023
Article Synopsis
- The study examined the significance of platelet (PLT)-based biomarkers in predicting outcomes for 525 patients with stable decompensated cirrhosis, focusing on variables like mean PLT volume and various PLT-based scores.
- Results indicated that the aspartate aminotransferase-to-PLT ratio index (APRI) strongly correlated with survival outcomes, more so than traditional scoring systems like MELD and CTP.
- The findings suggest that APRI could serve as an effective noninvasive predictor for patient prognosis in decompensated cirrhosis, offering a new approach to assess liver disease severity.*
