Volume : VII, Issue : VI, June - 2018
EVALUATION OF HEART FUNCTIONS IN CIRRHOTIC LIVER PATIENTS
Dr. B. Harri Prasad, Dr. R. Vedamanickam, Dr. R. Vinoth Kumar, Dr. M. A. Rajasekaran
Abstract :
AIM: To evaluate the heart functions in cirrhotic liver patients and to evaluate incidence of cirrhotic cardiomyopathy in these patients.
METHODS: This is an observational study in which 50 cirrhotic liver patients were included .Patients with known cardiac illness and
cardiomyopathy was not included .Biochemical and radiographic evaluation was done to confirm cirrhosis of liver . Non invasive tests like
electrocardiogram and and echocardiogram was used for heart evaluation . Statistical evaluation was using Chi square / Fisher Exact test . A p of <
0.05 was considered significant.
RESULTS: High incidence of diastolic dysfunction was found in the study. Correlation between ascites and diastolic dysfunction was found to be
significant. (p=0.032) .Abnormalities in cardiac function was not associated with severity of liver disease.
Conclusion: Patients with liver disease are found to have high incidence of diastolic dysfunction . Cause could be related to cirrhosis if the patient
has no other cardiac causes . No relation was found between cardiac changes and severity of liver dysfunction
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DOI : 10.36106/ijsr
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Dr. B. HARRI PRASAD, Dr. R. VEDAMANICKAM, Dr. R. VINOTH KUMAR, Dr. M. A. RAJASEKARAN, EVALUATION OF HEART FUNCTIONS IN CIRRHOTIC LIVER PATIENTS, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-6 | June-2018
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Dr. B. HARRI PRASAD, Dr. R. VEDAMANICKAM, Dr. R. VINOTH KUMAR, Dr. M. A. RAJASEKARAN, EVALUATION OF HEART FUNCTIONS IN CIRRHOTIC LIVER PATIENTS, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-6 | June-2018
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