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Summary Background Liver transplantation (LT) is a huge surgery performed to treat patients with advanced liver cirrhosis and is associated with several risks. For this reason, is necessary to stratify the risk in the pre-transplantation period through the evaluation of myocardial function and ischemia Objective To demonstrate the applicability of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in cardiac morphologic and functional evaluation, as well use in the evaluation of myocardial ischemia in pre-transplantation. Methods Retrospective, descriptive study. Data from patients with cirrhosis […]

Summary Background The evaluation of left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction presents a significant number of indeterminate dysfunctions, especially when ejection fraction (EF) is preserved. Global longitudinal strain (GLS) and systolic strain rate (SSR) and early diastolic strain rate (EDSR) may be useful for reclassifying diagnosed patients. Objective To evaluate, using GLS, SSR and EDSR, patients with diastolic dysfunction, compare with healthy individuals, and determine the additive value of the method. Methods The study included 149 patients (age 62.2 ± 10.6) […]