Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy is one of the forms of chronic cardiac dysfunction, characterized by a decrease in myocardial contractility and/or impaired diastolic function and accompanied by certain electrophysiological features, arising against the background of liver cirrhosis of any etiology in the absence of other heart diseases. The article discusses the mechanisms of the development of this condition, the main methods of diagnosis and treatment.
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