Abstract:Liver cirrhosis is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality and can result in alterations to cardiac function. Patients with cirrhosis may develop a hyperdynamic circulation. Furthermore, systolic or diastolic function may occur, although diastolic function is more common. The transjugular intraheptic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is an increasingly prominent procedure to treat portal hypertension that can result in transient worsening of hyperdynamic circulation. TIPS can be complicated by cardiac decompen… Show more
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