Autonomic dysfunction is common in liver cirrhosis and is associated with cardiac dysfunction and mortality: prospective observational study.
Carolina Frade Magalhães Girardin Pimentel MotaRicardo SalvadoriAna Cristina de Castro Amaral FeldnerMiguel Osman de AguiarAdriano Miziara GonzalezGabriel Ribas BrancoMarcel SuperbiaMichelle LaiDaniel de Oliveira MotaMaria Lucia Cardoso Gomes FerrazWilson MathiasMário KondoPublished in: Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina (2021)
Reduced HRV is prevalent in liver cirrhosis and is related to cardiac dysfunction, severity of liver disease and mortality. Abnormal high-risk HRV parameters are prevalent among cirrhotic patients and are also predictors of mortality. Our findings highlight the need for a more careful cardiac evaluation of cirrhotic patients.