Criteria for heart rhythm disorders in liver cirrhosis

Today it is known that cirrhosis of the liver can be accompanied by a violation of the functions of the heart, latent at rest, and manifested under the influence of stress factors. Physiological, physical, pharmacological and other causes can serve as stressors. In 2005, a working group consisting of reputable hepatologists and cardiologists adopted the definition of cirrhotic cardiomyopathy. Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy, according to experts, is one of the forms of chronic cardiac dysfunction and is characterized by a decrease in contractility in response to stress and/or a change in diastolic function with electrophysiological features in the absence of other known heart diseases. [Møller, S, Henriksen JH. Cardiovascular complications of cirrhosis. Gut.- 2008.-57.- P. 268-278]. In liver diseases, including cirrhosis of the liver, vegetative liver disorders develop. Where there is a decrease in the influence of the parasympathetic nervous system and an increase in the influence of the sympathetic nervous system.