Lorena Mărieş
15 Dîrstelor Street, Sibiu,
Romania
Research Article
Correlation between QT-interval Duration and Treatment with Propranolol in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis
Author(s): Lorena Mărieş and Ioan ManiţiuLorena Mărieş and Ioan Maniţiu
We studied the effect of chronic treatment with propranolol on QT-interval duration in a group of patients with liver cirrhosis. It is known that they may have a secondary cardiac disease, the cirrhotic cardiomyopathy. As several studies have reported a reduction in QT-interval in these cases, we investigated this, knowing that there is frequently a prolonged QT-interval in cirrhotic cardiomyopathy. .. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2161-1459.1000144