Jagruti Balde1, N Karthik Rao1, Kirthinath Ballala2, Jyothi Samanth3, K Ranjan Shetty4, Navin Patil5, A Avinash5, George Varghese1. 1. Department of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India. 2. Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India. 3. Department of Cardiovascular Technology, School of Allied Health Sciences (SOAHS), Manipal, India. 4. Department of Cardiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India. 5. Department of Pharmacology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India.
Abstract
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Child-Pugh score (CPS) is a widely used prognostic marker in cases of cirrhosis and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). However, the role of this score in the quantification of severity of PAH is not well studied. In mild cases, echocardiography is more sensitive. This study was done to assess the association between echocardiography and severity of cirrhosis using CPS. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was done from April to June 2014 in 42 patients with cirrhosis using a pre-tested semi-structured interview schedule. RESULTS: There was no significant association between echocardiographic changes and CPS in patients with liver cirrhosis. INTERPRETATION & CONCLUSIONS: Advising an echocardiographic evaluation may prove beneficial in patients of Child-Pugh Grades B and C. However, more extensive studies are required to confirm the same.
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES:Child-Pugh score (CPS) is a widely used prognostic marker in cases of cirrhosis and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). However, the role of this score in the quantification of severity of PAH is not well studied. In mild cases, echocardiography is more sensitive. This study was done to assess the association between echocardiography and severity of cirrhosis using CPS. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was done from April to June 2014 in 42 patients with cirrhosis using a pre-tested semi-structured interview schedule. RESULTS: There was no significant association between echocardiographic changes and CPS in patients with liver cirrhosis. INTERPRETATION & CONCLUSIONS: Advising an echocardiographic evaluation may prove beneficial in patients of Child-Pugh Grades B and C. However, more extensive studies are required to confirm the same.
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