Table III.
Correlation of parameters of cirrhotic cardiomyopathy with severity of liver cirrhosis
| Parameters of cirrhotic cardiomyopathy | Severity of liver disease in accordance to Child-Pugh staging | χ2/ANOVA statistic | P-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTP-A | CTP-B | CTP-C | ||||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
| Increase in 10% EF after stress echocardiography: | ||||||||
| Yes | 13 | 40.6 | 18 | 56.2 | 1 | 3.1 | ||
| No | 4 | 7.0 | 11 | 19.3 | 42 | 73.7 | 41.825 | < 0.001 |
| Diastolic dysfunction E/A ratio: | ||||||||
| < 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 11 | 68.8 | 1 | 6.2 | ||
| > 1 | 13 | 17.8 | 18 | 24.7 | 42 | 57.5 | 15.330 | < 0.001 |
| Corrected QT interval [ms]: | ||||||||
| < 440 | 13 | 27.1 | 19 | 39.6 | 16 | 33.3 | ||
| > 440 | 4 | 9.8 | 10 | 24.4 | 27 | 69.5 | 9.882 | 0.007 |
| Ejection fraction at rest (%) | 54.38 ±0.81 | 53.85 ±0.39 | 53.32 ±0.53 | 23.994 | < 0.001 | |||
| Ejection fraction after stress echocardiography (%) | 61.45 ±2.06 | 59.22 ±1.79 | 56.52 ±0.97 | 71.326 | < 0.001 | |||
| NT-proBNP level [pg/ml] | 114.59 ±21.43 | 134.83 ±21.79 | 160.56 ±26.85 | 24.397 | < 0.001 | |||
CTP – Child-Turcotte-Pugh, EF – ejection fraction, NT-proBNP – N terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide.