Right ventricular dysfunction in cirrhosis: A speckle-tracking echocardiography study
Year: 2020
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Aim: The majority of studies on cardiac dysfunction in patients with cirrhosis are associated with left ventricular (LV) myocardial dysfunction, with fewer studies on right ventricular (RV) function. The aims of this study were to evaluate biventricular function, particularly RV function, in patients with cirrhosis and investigate its relationship with disease severity. Methods: We included 50 hospitalized and ambulatory patients with cirrhosis and 33 healthy controls. Echocardiographic evaluation was performed with speckle-tracking analysis. Liver disease was graded according to Child-Pugh and Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) scores. Results: In our study, the most prevalent etiology of cirrhosis was viral hepatitis (60%), followed by non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (24%). RV-global longitudinal strain (GLS) and LV ejection fraction (EF) values were lower in patients with cirrhosis compared to the control group (both, P=0.001). LVEF was
Source: Journal of Surgery and Medicine
Authors: Deniz OGUTMEN KOC, Tayfun ŞAHİN, Sila OKSUZ, Hulya CEBE, Ali Erkan DUMAN, Yasemin GÖKDEN, Ugur KORKMAZ, Tanyeli GÜNEYLİGİL
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3110691928