Diastolic Dysfunction Is a Predictor of Poor Survival in Patients with Decompensated Cirrhosis

Table 3

Echocardiographic parameters in decompensated cirrhotic patients, classified as per MELD status.

	()	()	value
LVEF (%)			0.68
Mitral ratio			0.01
ratio			0.001
DT (ms)			0.001
LAVI (ml/m^2)			0.001
Diastolic dysfunction (DD)
No DD	21 (43.7%)	11 (25%)	0.01
Grade 1 DD	16 (33.3%)	16 (36.3%)
Grade 2 DD	11 (23%)	17 (38.6%)

Abbreviations: LVEF: left ventricle ejection fraction; DT: deceleration time of E wave; ratio: ratio of early diastolic annular velocity to peak early diastolic annular wave velocity; ratio: ratio of early diastolic annular velocity to peak late diastolic arterial filling velocity; LAVI: left atrium volume index; LVDD: left ventricular diastolic dysfunction.