Diastolic dysfunction on echocardiography does not predict survival after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt in patients with cirrhosis.
Matthew James ArmstrongFarhan GoharAmritpal DhaliwalPeter NightingaleGraham BakerDaniel GreavesKam MangatZergum ZiaSalil KarkhanisSimon OlliffHomoyon MehrzadRick P SteedsDhiraj TripathiPublished in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2019)
Ventricular, in particular diastolic dysfunction in patients with cirrhosis does not predict survival after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt insertion. Model for End-Stage Liver Disease and Child-Pugh scores remain the best predictors of survival. Further prospective study is required to clarify the role of routine echocardiography prior to transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt insertion.