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TITLE:

AN ASSESSMENT OF SEVERITY LEVEL OF LIVER CIRRHOSIS AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH PROLONGED QTC INTERVAL

AUTHORS:

Dr Momina Sohail, Dr Mahlaqa Rana, Dr Rimsha Jabbar

ABSTRACT:

Abstract: Objective: The primary aim of the research was to find the connection of extended QTC period with the intensity of liver cirrhosis. Material and Methods: The research was performed at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore from February to September 2018. Total numbers of patients selected for research are ninety-seven. Results: The number of male and female patients was fifty-three (54.60%) and forty-four (45.40%) respectively. Whereas the average age and time period of the disease are 47.55±10.88 years &1.799±2.131 years respectively. With respect to MELD score, a number of patients (67.01%) was displayed with the temperate disease. Results had displayed extended QTC period (˃450msec) in (54.64%) cases, whereas (45.36%) patients displayed nil QTC period extension, liver cirrhosis intensity was expressively connected with (P-value ˂ 0.001) with extended QTC period. Conclusion: Commonness of extended QTC period in patients of liver cirrhosis was comparatively high and substantially linked with disease intensity. Keywords: Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD), International Normalized Ratio (INR).

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