Table 4.

Comparison of Cardiac Parameters Between Alcoholic and Non-alcoholic Cirrhosis.

Parameters Alcoholic Cirrhosis (n=49) Non-alcoholic Cirrhosis (n=47) χ2 / t value P Value
Heart rate (beat/min) 83.18±12.0 80.04±8.5 −1.470 0.145

Systolic BP (mmHg) 110.94±8.9 110.98±9.1 0.022 0.983

Diastolic BP (mmHg) 70.12±8.4 67.83±9.1 −1.276 0.205

QT prolongation 67.3% (33) 55.3% (26) 1.465 0.226

QTc interval (ms) 432.76±25 424.89±27 −1.467 0.146

Systolic dysfunction 30.6% (15) 19.1% (9) 1.681 0.195

LVEF 56.71±10.2 55.17±8.0 −0.816 0.417

E/A ratio 1.04±0.3 0.99±0.4 −0.622 0.535

IVRT (ms) 79.59±19.6 85.85±18.9 1.588 0.116

DT (ms) 186.55±39.8 198.53±34.2 1.579 0.118

E/e′ ratio 7.07±2.0 7.43±2.0 0.855 0.395

Diastolic dysfunction 40.8% (20) 51.0% (24) 1.015 0.314

CCM 38.7% (19) 40.4% (19) 0.027 0.869

CTP stage
 A 22.4% (11) 25.5% (12) 0.904 0.636
 B 40.8% (20) 46.8% (22)
 C 36.7% (18) 27.6% (13)

MELD score 18.78±4.5 17.85±4.5 −0.988 0.326

χ2, chi-square test; t, independent t-test.

A, late atrial filling velocity; CCM, cirrhotic cardiomyopathy; DT, deceleration time; E, early filling velocity; e′, early diastolic mitral annular velocity; IVRT, isovolumetric relaxation time; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction.

RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2023 January; 14(1): e0001. ISSN: 2076-9172
Published online 2023 January 29. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10488