Heart rate variability and heart rate turbulence correlated with the complications and the progress of cirrhosis and might predict the outcome of cirrhotic patients
C Jansen, B Al-Kassou, J Lehmann, AP Pohlmann, J Chang, J Görtzen, G Nickenig, C Strassburg, R Andrié, M Linhart, J Trebicka · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2015 · Heft 12
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Background: During liver cirrhosis cardiac dysfunction is frequent and is associated with morbidity and mortality. Cardiac dysfunction in cirrhosis is presented as systolic and diastolic dysfunction, structural and electrophysiological abnormalities. This study investigates the cardiac dysfunction using advanced holter diagnostic in patients with liver cirrhosis. Methods: Eighty-two (63% male) patients with liver cirrhosis received a standard 12 leads ECG and 24h holter monitoring including heart rate turbulence (HRT) and heart rate variability (HRV). The median Child score was 6 (range 5 – 12) and median MELD w…
