Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy: Isn’t stress evaluation always required for the diagnosis?

Table 2 The characteristics of patients with and without cirrhotic cardiomyopathy

	CCM (n = 16)	Non-CCM (n = 10)	P value
Gender (male), n (%)	14 (87.5%)	8 (80.0%)	0.625
Age (yr)	52.8 ± 9.9	57.4 ± 11.2	0.284
Etiology (alcoholic/non-alcoholic), n (%)	14 (87.5)/2 (12.5)	9 (90.0)/1 (10.0)	0.677
Child-Pugh score (units)	6.3 ± 1.3	6.1 ± 1.2	0.775
Child-Pugh class (A/B + C), n (%)	9 (56.2)/7 (43.8)	8 (80.0)/2 (20.0)	0.399
MELD score (units)	8.1 ± 5.8	9.5 ± 4.6	0.532
Ascites, n (%)	4 (25.0)	1 (10.0)	0.617
Gastroesophageal varices, n (%)	14 (87.5)	8 (80.0)	0.625
History of overt encephalopathy, n (%)	1 (6.3)	2 (20.0)	0.538
Sodium (mEq/L)	140.7 ± 2.9	140.5 ± 2.3	0.865
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.8 ± 0.2	0.9 ± 0.1	0.343
Albumin (g/dL)	3.6 ± 0.3	3.5 ± 0.4	0.446

CCM: Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy; MELD: Model for end-stage liver disease.