BACKGROUND & AIMS: Cirrhotic liver diseases are associated with abnormalities in
cardiac geometry and function in adults (cirrhotic cardiomyopathy) but rarely explored in …

There are no clear recommendations regarding cirrhotic cardiomyopathy (CC) evaluation in
patients with pre-transplant liver cirrhosis. The roles of new methods, tissue Doppler imaging …

The liver is the largest internal organ in the body, receiving 25% to 30% of the cardiac
output. It has a dual blood supply. The hepatic artery provides 25% and the portal vein …

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a devastating disorder and is considered to be one
of the worst forms of inherited muscular dystrophies. DMD occurs as a result of mutations in …

Despite advances in liver transplantation and preoperative risk stratification, there remains
significant posttransplant morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular and renal disease …

Objective The primary aim of the study was to describe the most common intraoperative
transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) findings during the 3 separate phases of …

Heart failure (HF) is, after cirrhosis, the second‐most common cause of ascites. Serum B‐
type natriuretic peptide (BNP) plays an important role in the diagnosis of HF. Therefore, we …

Abstract Background & Aims Extrahepatic complications of cirrhosis increase the risk for
decompensation of the liver disease and death. Previous studies show common …

Background: Cardiac function can be influenced by liver cirrhosis and should be thoroughly
evaluated before liver transplantation. We investigated left ventricular (LV) and, for the first …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a critical determinant of outcomes in hospitalized patients with
cirrhosis, but little is known of the impact of AKI in the outpatient setting. We analyzed 385 …