Why the study?
Recognizing cirrhotic cardiomyopathy poses challenges with conventional echocardiography, and conflicting data persist regarding global longitudinal strain alterations and its association with liver disease severity and prognosis.
Does speckle tracking echocardiography improve the diagnosis and prognostic assessment of cirrhotic cardiomyopathy compared to conventional echocardiography?
Population
Patients with liver cirrhosis
Design
Review
Authors
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GLS may aid CCM detection where conventional echo falls short; leaves open prospective validation before clinical adoption.
Does speckle tracking echocardiography improve the diagnosis and prognostic assessment of cirrhotic cardiomyopathy compared to conventional echocardiography?
Speckle tracking echocardiography, particularly GLS, enhances the detection of early systolic dysfunction in cirrhotic cardiomyopathy, though its prognostic value remains debated.
Dimitroglou et al. (2024) studied this question.
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