What are your diagnostic and treatment goals for a patient with cirrhotic cardiomyopathy?

Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy (CCM) affects almost a third of liver transplant candidates. In the absence of primary cardiac disease abnormalities, diagnosis is based on echocardiographic criteria that predict pre-transplant morbidity and mortality, may be reversible, but abnormalities may persist even a...

Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy is a form of Cirrhotic disease that progresses to involve the heart, so diagnostic goals focus on detecting blunted contractile response, diastolic dysfunction, and electrophysiologic abnormalities (e.g., prolonged QT), while treatment is largely supportive and guided by sta...