A study of cardiac dysfunction in cirrhotics

Background: The heart and liver are organs that are closely related in both health and disease. Due to the limited number of human largely empirical. Material and methods: 30 Patients included in the study were recruited from the Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Nellore. Consecutive p diagnosed to have cirrhosis of nonalcoholic etiology formed the study group. The parameters that were assessed in echocardiography are E/A ratio, end diastolic volume (EDV), end systolic volume (ESV), ejection fraction. QTc interval more than 440 m diagnostic of cirrhotic cardiomyopathy in this study. Results: In 9 cases, cirrhosis was due to hepatic B viral infection, 4 due to hep patients it wa s cryptogenic. Of the 30 cases included in 16 cases (53.3%) had Class B CTP, 21 patients had end diastolic volume above 90. 2 patients had end systolic volume above 38. 29 patients had e jection fraction above 60%. Out of the 30 cases, 23 showed features of cirrhotic cardiomyopathy. 7 patients had CTP Class A. 16 patients had CTP Class B.7 patients had CTP Class C. 12 patients with cirrhotic cardiomyopathy had CTP Class B. 7 patients with had CTP Class C. 3 patients with CTP Class A and 4 patients with CTP Class B did not have cirrhotic cardiomyopathy. The QTc was prolonged in 16 ejection fraction above 60. Of the 23 c 27 of the 30 cases had varices. 70.0% of the cases had end diastolic volume above 90. 76.2% of the cases with EDV above 90 had E/A ratio below 1. Conclusion: Cirrhotic patients with non alcoholi cardiomyopathy. The presence of cirrhotic cardiomyopathy was independent of the etiology. Some degree of diastolic dysfunction is seen in most of the cirrhotics. Prolongation of QTc interval Cardiac dysfunction in cirrhotics