The End-Organ Impairment in Liver Cirrhosis: Appointments for Critical Care

Table 2

Definition of cirrhotic cardiomyopathy.

Systolic dysfunction	(i) Blunted increase in cardiac output with; stress; (ii) Resting LVEF <55%
Diastolic dysfunction	(i) E/A ratio <1; (ii) Prolonged DT (>200 msec); (iii) Prolonged IVRT (>80 msec)
Supportive criteria	(i) Electrophysiological abnormalities; (ii) Altered chronotropic response; (iii) Electromechanical dyssynchrony; (iv) Prolonged QTc; (v) Enlarged LA; (vi) Increased cardiac mass; (vii) Increased BNP/proBNP; (viii) Increased troponin I