%0 Journal Article
%T Electrical and Echocardiographic Abnormalities during Viral Cirrhosis B
%A Dramane Soro
%A Sophia Lesly Ngo Boumso
%A R&#233
%A gis Lah Bi
%A Amadou Ouattara
%A Abdoulatif Yaogo
%A Rebecca Lofigue
%J Open Journal of Gastroenterology
%P 51-56
%@ 2163-9469
%D 2025
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojgas.2025.152005
%X <b>Aim:</b> To describe electrical and echocardiographic abnormalities in patients with viral cirrhosis B. <b>Methodology:</b> Prospective cross-sectional study with an analytical aim carried out in the hospitalization and outpatient departments of the Hepato-Gastroenterology department and in the emergency department of the Cocody University Hospital during the period from January 15 to July 15, 2022. Any patient with viral B cirrhosis and having performed an echocardiography and an electrocardiogram was included. The significance threshold was stopped at p &lt; 0.05 for these two statistical tests. <b>Results:</b> 40 patients were selected. The prevalence of viral B cirrhosis was 16.8% and that of cirrhotic cardiomyopathy in cirrhotic patients was 33.9%. The average age of the patients was 43.9 &#177; 14.1. There was a male predominance with a sex ratio of 3.4. The two main clinical signs found in patients were ascites (77.5%) and edema (75%). There was a lowering of TP (70%), albumin (72.5%) and platelets (87.5%). Bilirubin was elevated in 60% of patients. All patients had a liver with irregular contours. 80% of our population had not performed Fibroscan<sup>&#174;</sup>, 5% had fibrosis between F3-F4 and 35% F4 fibrosis. The main complication found was portal hypertension (esophageal varices at any stage) at 85%. Cirrhosis was active (virological) in 32.5% of patients. 75% of patients were classified as Child B. The two main abnormalities on echocardiography were left ventricular hypertrophy (32.5%) and dilatation of the left atrium (7.5%). The electrical abnormalities found were mainly QT prolongation (32.5%) and sinus tachycardia (12.5%). We did not find a statistically significant association between the severity of cirrhosis and electrical abnormalities. There was a statistically significant association between the severity of cirrhosis and the dilation of the left atrium (p = 0.04). <b>Conclusion: </b>Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy is a rare complication of cirrhosis.
%K Cirrhosis
%K Viral Hepatitis B
%K Cirrhotic Cardiomyopathy
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=140750