Evaluation of subclinical left ventricular systolic dysfunction using two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography in patients with Child-Pugh A and B cirrhosis: A case-control study.
M Swathi PoojaryJyothi SamanthKrishnananda NayakShiran ShettySatish K NayakMugula Sudhakar RaoPublished in: Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology (2022)
Patients with Child-Pugh A and B stages of cirrhosis present with preserved longitudinal strain, normal torsion but with subtle diastolic dysfunction. Higher MELD score may correlate with increased longitudinal strain possibly due to hyperdynamic state.
Keyphrases
- left ventricular
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- mental health
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- heart failure
- acute myocardial infarction
- left atrial
- oxidative stress
- mitral valve
- aortic stenosis
- cross sectional
- blood pressure
- computed tomography
- coronary artery disease
- acute coronary syndrome
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- atrial fibrillation