Resting XXXX in @entity82 quantified by tissue Doppler imaging.

@entity1 @entity82 @entity712 @entity296 @entity67
BACKGROUND: @entity296 is described as @entity712 . However, it remains to be investigated whether the @entity296 is present even at rest. AIMS: The aim of the present study was to quantify left ventricular function at rest by means of tissue Doppler imaging in @entity1 with @entity82 and relate the findings to liver status and @entity82 aetiology. METHODS: Forty-four consecutive @entity1 and 23 age-matched healthy controls were included. Conventional echocardiographic- and tissue Doppler-derived indices of systolic and diastolic function were obtained. Liver function was quantified by the galactose elimination capacity and clinical stage by the @entity1 -Pugh and MELD scores. RESULTS: Both systolic and diastolic myocardial functions were compromised in the @entity1 at rest. Left ventricular ejection fraction (56.4    6.1 vs. 59.9    3.9%, P<0.02), mean peak systolic tissue velocity (4.6    0.9 vs. 5.6    0.7 cm/s, P<0.001) and mean systolic strain rate (-1.23    0.19 vs. -1.5    0.14/s, P<0.001) were all reduced in @entity82 @entity1 . Thirty-four @entity1 (54%) had @entity67 , 11 had impaired diastolic relaxation pattern (25%), 12 had the more severe pseudonormal filling pattern (27%) and one had restrictive filling or severe @entity67 (2%). None of the echocardiographic findings were related to the @entity82 aetiology. CONCLUSION: Tissue Doppler imaging during rest detected substantial systolic and diastolic @entity296 in cirrhotic @entity1 . This supports the existence of a distinct cirrhotic @entity296 .
