Liver Elastography for Complementary Assessment of Heart Failure

Abstract

Liver elastography (LE) assesses the systemic consequences of heart failure (HF). This method may help in the prognostic assessment of patients with HF. HF can secondarily affect the function of various organs and systems, especially the liver, through venous congestion. The purpose of this article is to provide a narrative review of the importance of LE in the complementary evaluation of HF. The hepatic consequences of cardiac disease are sometimes silent, without significant changes in physical examination and/or laboratory tests. In this context, LE has emerged as a recommended non-invasive method to measure liver damage caused by HF.