Rushil Solanki, Srijaya Sreesh, Thomas Varghese Attumalil, Shivabrata Dhal Mohapatra, Vijay Narayanan, Devika Madhu, Avisek Chakravorty, Ravindra Pal, Anjana Nalina Kumari Kesavan Nair, Krishnadas Devadas
BACKGROUND: Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) is an early manifestation of cirrhotic cardiomyopathy. Few studies have addressed its clinical significance in cirrhosis. We assessed the association of LVDD with the factors affecting cirrhosis patients' severity, complications, and survival. METHODS: A total of 203 cirrhosis patients were enrolled and underwent investigations, including 2-dimensional echocardiography with tissue Doppler imaging, and 139 patients with LVDD (cases) were compared with 64 patients without LVDD (controls)...
2023: Annals of Gastroenterology: Quarterly Publication of the Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology