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Newest firstCirrhotic cardiomyopathy (CCM) is a cardiac dysfunction in patients with cirrhosis, occurring in the absence of structural heart disease. It increases perioperative risk, especially in liver transplantation, and may contribute to hepatorenal syndrome. Despite its clinical significance, CCM remains poorly understood and lacks effective treatments. This review aims to summarize recent findings on the pathogenesis of…
Open article record in new tab ↗Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy is defined as systolic and diastolic dysfunction in patients with cirrhosis, in the absence of any primary heart disease. These changes are mainly due to the malfunction or abnormalities of cardiomyocytes. Similar to non-cirrhotic heart failure, cardiomyocytes in cirrhotic cardiomyopathy demonstrate a variety of abnormalities: from the cell membrane to the cytosol and nucleus. At the cell…
Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy historically has been confused as alcoholic cardiomyopathy. The key points for diagnosis of cirrhotic cardiomyopathy have been well explained, however this entity was neglected for a long time. Nowadays the diagnosis of this entity has become important because it is a factor that contributes significantly to morbidity-mortality in cirrhotic patients. Characteristics of cirrhotic cardiomyop…
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