Why the study?
Does chronic portasystemic shunt cause clinically significant cardiac strain or alter ventricular function in patients with cirrhosis?
Population
50 patients, comprising 30 patients with cirrhosis and 20 patients chronically treated with portasystemic…
Comparison
Chronic portasystemic shunt vs Patients with cirrhosis without portasystemic…
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
16 to 156 months (shunt duration)
Authors
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Portasystemic shunts associate with increased LV volumes but preserved systolic function in cirrhosis; leaves open long-term cardiac effects and need for prospective studies.
Does chronic portasystemic shunt cause clinically significant cardiac strain or alter ventricular function in patients with cirrhosis?
Chronic portasystemic shunts in cirrhotic patients cause hemodynamic changes including increased left ventricular volumes, but do not result in clinically significant cardiac strain or impaired systolic function.
Keller et al. (1988) studied this question.
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