Cirrhosis-related changes in left ventricular function and correlation with the model for end-stage liver disease score.

Abstract

Patients with cirrhosis had impaired cardiac function, mainly present as left ventricular diastolic dysfunction, and the extent of dysfunction was correlated with the MELD score. Left atrial enlargement and VE/VA ratio ≤ 1 may serve as useful diagnostic indexes for cirrhotic cardiomyopathy.