Cardiac Strain Using Speckle Tracking Echocardiography During Orthotopic Liver Transplantation

Evaluation of Cardiac Strain Using Speckle Tracking Echocardiography During Orthotopic Liver Transplantation

Researchers are trying to improve the understanding of systolic function of the heart at the time of liver reperfusion in patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age greater than 18 years
• Undergoing primary orthotopic liver transplantation

Exclusion Criteria:

• Redo orthotopic transplantation
• Acute or fulminant liver failure
• Patient with pre-existing atrial fibrillation or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• Patients with an abnormal preoperative stress test (EF <55%, areas of prior infarct, ongoing ischemia)