Weiwei Wang, Liyan Dong, Yue Gao, Fangbo Gao, Zhongchao Wang, Min Ding, Chunru Gu, Zhe Li, Yue Yin, Menghua Zhu, Hongxin Chen, Hongyu Li, Xingshun Qi
BACKGROUND: Cardiac morphology and function, which are conventionally evaluated by echocardiography, are often abnormal in decompensated cirrhosis. We aimed to evaluate the association of echocardiography-related parameters with prognosis in cirrhosis. METHODS: This retrospective study included 104 decompensated cirrhotic patients, in whom cardiac structure and function were measured by echocardiography, including mitral inflow early diastolic velocity/mitral inflow late diastolic velocity (E/A), left atrium diameter, left ventricular end-diastolic dimension, interventricular septal thickness, left ventricular posterior wall thickness, right atrial transverse diameter, right atrial longitudinal diameter, right ventricular dimension (RVD), stroke volume, cardiac output, left ventricular ejection fraction, and fractional shortening...
February 19, 2024: Current Medical Research and Opinion