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Myocardial Late Gadolinium Enhancement Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Patients with Cirrhosis by Dirk Lossnitzer; Henning Steen; Alexandra Zahn; Stephanie Lehrke; Celine Weiss; Karl Heinz Weiss; Evangelos Giannitsis; Wolfgang Stremmel; Peter Sauer; Hugo A Katus; Daniel N Gotthardt is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Abstract ## Background Portal hypertension and cardiac alterations previously described as "cirrhotic cardiomyopathy" are known complications of end stage liver disease (ELD). Cardiac failure contributes to morbidity and mortality, particularly after liver transplantation and transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS). We sought to identify myocardial tissue characterization and evaluate cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) for diagnosis of cardiac impairment. ## Results Twenty ELD patients underwent CMR for morphological, functional and tissue characterization by late gadolinium enhancement (LGE). Based on extent of LGE, patients were dichotomized into high and low LGE groups and analyzed regarding liver, cardiocirculatory and renal functions. CMR demonstrated hyperdynamic left ventricular function and a patchy pattern of LGE of the myocardium to a variable extent (range 2-62%) in all patients. There were no significant differences in Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD), Child-Pugh score or the left ventricular ejection fraction between high and low LGE groups. QTc-interval was prolonged in 25% of the patients. E/A ratio was at the upper limit of norm; no diff
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- Author
- Dirk Lossnitzer; Henning Steen; Alexandra Zahn; Stephanie Lehrke; Celine Weiss; Karl Heinz Weiss; Evangelos Giannitsis; Wolfgang Stremmel; Peter Sauer; Hugo A Katus; Daniel N Gotthardt
- Publisher
- BioMed Central; Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.); New York NY: Marcel Dekker; New York N.Y.: Informa Healthcare; London: 2008-; Informa UK Limited; Springer Science and Business Media LLC; Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. (ISSN 1097-6647)
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)