A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF CIRRHOTIC CARDIOMYOPATHY AMONG PATIENTS WITH LIVER CIRRHOSIS AT TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, KARACHI

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:
The study aimed to assess the rate of prevalence of cardiomyopathy and its complications along
with the associated factors at the tertiary care hospital of Karachi.
METHODOLOGY:
The current study was a Descriptive study conducted at the Department of Medicine, Civil
Hospital, Karachi for Six months after approval from 26-10-20 to 10-04-21. The data was
obtained after receiving the informed consent and agreeing with the study description. The
sample size was calculated using the Rao soft sample calculator, a total of 95 patients
participated in the study, the data was collected in a structured format and analyzed using SPSS
to compare the means, standard deviation, and stratification was applied to assess the different
parameters of the study.
RESULT:
The results of this study showed Mean age, heart rate, pro BNP, and duration of cirrhosis in our
study were 43.66±4.87 years, 73.51±12.41 beats/min, 78.63±7.37 pg/ml, and 1.65±0.99 years
respectively. 48 (50.5%) and 47 (49.5%) were male and female. Of 95 patients, 15 (15.8%) and
80 (84.2%) had and did not have cirrhotic cardiomyopathy.
CONCLUSION:
Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy is one of the most frequently occurring complications among patients
with liver diseases, cirrhotic cardiomyopathy is closely linked with patients with liver diseases.
KEYWORDS: Cirrhosis, liver complications, cardiomyopathy, Hepatitis C