Advanced Cirrhosis Is Independently Associated With Increased In-Hospital Mortality in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
Teddy A Teddy, Edidiong Okon-Ben, Fraol T Erega, Spencer Cadet, Mustafa Marzoung, Siri Vummaneni, Abdelwahab Ahmed · 2026
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Teddy A. Teddy and colleagues measure how dangerous advanced liver scarring is for patients hospitalized with a weak heart, in a 2026 analysis of American hospital data. Heart failure with reduced pumping strength brings over a million admissions a year, and cirrhosis reshapes circulation in ways that may strain the heart further. The team drew on a national inpatient database from 2022, flagging cases where cirrhosis came with complications such as fluid buildup or bleeding.
About two percent of the quarter-million heart failure admissions met the advanced cirrhosis definition. Those patients died in hospital far more often, and after adjustment for other conditions their odds of death stayed more than double. A stricter definition requiring two complications strengthened the link further, suggesting a dose effect. The authors recommend early recognition and joint care from heart, liver, and critical care teams.
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| CREATOR | Teddy A Teddy, Edidiong Okon-Ben, Fraol T Erega, Spencer Cadet, Mustafa Marzoung, Siri Vummaneni, Abdelwahab Ahmed |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |