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Background/Aims: Cirrhosis is associated with a significant number of cardiac abnormalities but, the information available is scanty about the changes associated with it in India. Which include increased cardiac output, increased wall thickness of cardiac chambers, left ventricular diastolic dysfunction, and PAH. These cardiac abnormalities in patients with Cirrhosis have been termed as Cirrhotic Cardiomyopathy. Cirrhotic Cardiomyopathy may be a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with Cirrhosis. With the advent of increased liver transplantation in India, this entity may have an impact on transplantation success. The present study aims to evaluate the cardiac abnormalities in patients with cirrhosis using 2D Echocardiography to detect the occurrence of LV dysfunction, pulmonary hypertension, pericardial effusion, and to assess the contribution of cardiac dysfunction on mortality, if any.

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