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"The recent advances of endoscopic examination had proven that source of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in liver cirrhosis is not always caused by esophageal varices rupture but also gastric mucosal lesion. The prevalence of gastric ulcer in patients with liver cirrhosis is higher than healthy individuals. Imbalance of defensive and aggressive factors of gastric mucosa may involve in development of portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG). Several studies reported hemodynamic changes associated wuth portal hypertension causing decreased mucus layer thickness as one of mechanism of PHG. Other dialogic factors of PHG were hypoacidity, hypergastrinemia, reduced hexosamin concentration, mucus metabolic function associated with decreased prostaglandin E2, and increased nitric oxyde which had caused mucus wall thickness changes. Gastric mucus damage induced by portal hypertension has important role in the pathogenesis of gastric ulcer in liver cirrhosis."

"BackgroundHepatic encephalopathy is found in 50-70% cases of liver cirrhosis. Management of hepatic encephalopathy is based on the hypothesis of ammonia and false neurotransmitters. A vegetable diet is the diet of choice, since vegetable proteins have a high biological value, contains non-ammonigenic essential amino acids, and contains fiber. The results of soy fermentation by Rhizopus sp can increase the nutritional value to make it easier for body digestion.Study aimTo determine improvements in hepatic encephalopathy by measuring the ammonium level and determining the psychometric test in patients with liver cirrhosis receiving a tempe diet compared to those receiving a liver diet (conventional diet).MethodThis is a random open clinical trial with a proportional stratification according to the Child Pugh criteria. Study subjects are patients with liver cirrhosis who are hospitalized at the Internal Medicine Ward and ambulatory patients at the out-patient Gastro-hepatology Polyclinic of Dr. Sarjito Public General Hospital, from January 1999 to May 2000. The trial was conducted for 20 days, where the first (trial) group was given a tempe diet, while the second (control) group was given liver diet Will (conventional). Measured outcomes include peripheral blood ammonium level, and psychometric test using the Numeric Connection Test (NCT).ResultsIn the first group, we found a significant reduction of ammonium level in Child-Pugh A patients and a non-significant reduction in Child-Pugh B/C patients, a non-significant psychometric test improvement in Child-Pugh A patients, and significant psychometric test improvement in Child-Pugh B/C patients. In group II: there is no significant difference in the changes in ammonium level or psychometric test in patients from both Child-Pugh categories.ConclusionA 20-day tempe diet can reduce ammonium levels and improve results on the psychometric test. Key words: liver cirrhosis, hepatic encephalopathy, tempe diet, numeric connection test, Child-Pugh criteria"

"Background: Thin study aimed to investigate gastric mucosa mucous layer thickness in portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG) compare to normal mucosa in functional dyspepsia and its correlation with several variables such as child class, severity of esophageal varices and gastropathy.

Materials and Methods: Biopsy specimens were taken from the antrum and corpus from both group of patients with PHG and functional dyspepsia. The specimen was given cryometric for frozen section. Tissue were sliced by sagital section II urn, placed in object glass, fixed and stained to evaluate mucous thickness and giemsa stained to observe Helicobacter pylori. Measurement of mucous thickness was done upward muscularis mucosa started from upper epithelial layer from faveale tip until outer mucous layer on 15 points which were marked randomly and calculate the mean value by micrometer (/jm).

Results: Mean value of antral mucous thickness in PHG was 13.30 ± 6.5 fim, while in the functional dyspepsia it was 25.59 ± 5.66 /an. Statistical analysis for both kinds of mucous thickness was p<0.001. Mean corpus mucous thickness in PHG was 10.6 ± 6.81 /jm, while mucous thickness in dyspepsia was 32.54 ± 6.51 fjm. Statistical analysis revealed p<0.001. This result showed significant difference of mucous thickness of antrum and corpus statistically between PHG and dyspepsia as control group.

Conclusion: The study had proven the presence of decreased gastric mucosa mucous layer thickness in corpus and antrum in PHG. Thus, therapeutic approach to increase mucous thickness must be considered in patients with PHG."

"Latar Belakang: Komplikasi sirosis hati pada jantung masih sedikit diketahui. Mekanisme patofisiologi sirosis hati yang melibatkan hipertensi portal memungkinkan terjadinya disfungsi diastolik ventrikel kiri. Tujuan: Mengetahui proporsi disfungsi diastolik ventrikel kiri pada pasien sirosis hati dengan kriteria ASE-EAE 2009 dan konvensional, korelasi positif antara beratnya derajat disfungsi diastolik ventrikel kiri dengan beratnya derajat disfungsi hati melalui skor Child Turcotte Pugh ( CTP ) dan menilai hubungan parameter beratnya derajat disfungsi diastolik menurut kriteria ASE-EAE 2009 dengan skor CTP numerik. Metode: Potong lintang pada pasien yang berobat secara konsekutif di Unit Rawat Jalan Hepatologi dan Rawat Inap Departemen Ilmu Penyakit Dalam FKUI-RSCM. Penelitian dimulai di bulan November 2013 hingga tercapai 96 subjek sirosis hati berusia 18-60 tahun. Anamnesis, pemeriksaan fisik, rekam medik dan pemeriksaan penunjang dilakukan. Pemeriksaan dengan ekokardiografi dilakukan oleh dua pemeriksa. Uji kesesuaian Kappa dan uji beda rerata dilakukan antar pemeriksa. Data kemudian diolah untuk diperoleh nilai proporsi, uji normalitas sebaran data, analisis uji korelasi Spearman dan analisis multivariat regresi linier. Hasil: Sebanyak 54,17% pasien mengalami hipertrofi konsentrik ventrikel kiri. Proporsi disfungsi diastolik ventrikel kiri dengan kriteria ASE-EAE 2009 sebesar 34,3% namun 21,9% ditemukan fungsi diastolik normal dengan indeks volume atrium kiri meningkat, dengan kriteria disfungsi diastolik konvensional proporsi menjadi 68,8%. Seluruh parameter fungsi diastolik menunjukkan perubahan abnormal pada CTP B 8-10. Korelasi beratnya derajat disfungsi diastolik ventrikel kiri kriteria ASE-EAE 2009 dengan beratnya derajat disfungsi hati melalui skor CTP skala numerik adalah 0,42 ( p = 0,000 ). Bila penderita diabetes dan pengguna spironolakton dieksklusi, r menjadi 0,51 ( p = 0,000; ASE-EAE 2009 ). Parameter beratnya derajat disfungsi diastolik yang berhubungan dengan beratnya derajat disfungsi hati skor numerik CTP adalah selisih Ar-A, volume atrium kiri dan nilai lateral e’ ( p < 0,005 ). Kesimpulan: Semakin berat disfungsi diastolik ventrikel kiri maka semakin berat sirosis hati. Parameter disfungsi diastolik ventrikel kiri yang berhubungan dengan beratnya sirosis hati adalah tekanan pengisian diastol intraventrikel beserta kekakuan miokard, remodelling atrium kiri dan kecepatan alir balik vena pulmonalis dalam menghadapi tekanan pengisian. Deteksi dini disfungsi diastolik pada sirosis hati dapat dimulai pada CTP B 8.

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Background: Cardiovascular complication of liver cirrhosis is relatively obscure. Liver cirrhosis pathophysiology involving portal hypertension made the possibility of cirrhosis complication manifested as left ventricular diastolic dysfunction.

Objective: To determine proportion of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction among liver cirrhotic patients according to American Society of Echocardiography-European Association of Echocardiography ( ASE-EAE ) 2009 and conventional approach, to determine any correlation between left ventricular diastolic dysfunction severity stages with severity stages of liver dysfunction in cirrhotic patients represented by Child Turcotte Pugh ( CTP ) score, also to asses relationship between severity stages of parameters of diastolic function according to ASE-EAE 2009 with liver cirrhosis severity evaluated by numerical CTP score.

Methods: In this cross sectional design, we targeted 96 liver cirrhotic patients within age of 18-60 year old consecutively due to any cause who admitted to ambulatory unit of Hepatology and Internal Medicine Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital wards into intended sample. The study started in November 2013 until proper sample size wasobtained. Echocardiography examination was performed by 2 operators. Interobserver validity was assesed with level of Kappa aggrement and mean difference. Data was extracted to find prevalence, normality test, Spearman correlation test and multivariate linear regression test.

Results: Left ventricular concentric hypertrophy was found in 54,2% of source population. Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction proportion among liver cirrhotic patients according to ASE-EAE 2009 is 34,3% and 21,9% of normal diastolic function subgroup has left atrial volume index ≥ 34 mL/m2. Conventional approach resulted in 68,8% of diastolic dysfuncation. All diastolic parameter showed abnormalities on CTP B 8-10. Spearman’s r values of stage of diastolic dysfunction severity according to ASE-EAE 2009 with severity of numerical CTP score is 0,42 ( p = 0,000 ). Exclusion of diabetic patients and spironolactone treated patients resulted in r 0,51 ( p = 0,000; ASE-EAE 2009 ). Parameters of diastolic function that have relation with liver dysfunction severity in cirrhosis measured by numerical CTP are Ar-A ( p = 0,004 ), left atrial volume index ( p = 0,005 ) and laterale e’ ( p = 0,026).

Conclusion: Severity of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction with severity of liver cirrhosis is correlated positively. Diastolic parameters relate with severity of liver cirrhosis are diastolic ventricular filling pressure with left ventricular chamber stiffness, left atrial remodelling and regurgitant of pulmonary venous flow velocity to oppose filling pressure. Early detection for diastolic dysfunction can be started on CTP B 8."

"Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is one of serious complication of liver cirrhosis. Most of the patient with SBP have severe reduced liver function that clasified as Child Plugh class C. There are other risk factors for SBP such as poor nutritional status, GI bleeding, intravascular catheter insertion, ascites fluid protein concentration of less than I g/L, large volume paracentesis, urinary tract infection and respiratory tract infection. The management of SBP is mainly the administration of proper antibiotics. The antibiotic of choice for the emperial treatment is cefotaxim."

"Peptic ulcer is a clearly marginated ulceration in mucosal membran that can penetrate until muscularis layer and resulted from imbalance between aggressive factor (gastric acid and pepsin) and defensive factor (gastric mucous, bicarbonate and prostaglandin, mucosal blood flow, and cell replacement). Factors that can act as aggressive factor include H. pylori, NSAID, and smoking. Duodenal ulcer is frequently associated with H. pylori, in which Helicobacter pylori is found in 95 - 100% of duodenal ulcer patients..It was reported, a 39 years old female patient with cirrhosis hepatis who suffered from melena in which endoscopic examination revealed duodenal ulcer as a source of bleeding.The re was no H. pylori, based on serologic examination (IgG antiHP) and culture. The ulcer is suspected caused by NSAID based on history of using traditional medicine that may contain NSAID. Treatment with proton pump inhibitor and sucralfate can heal the ulcer after two week treatment."

"Liver cirrhosis is a chronic and irreversible disease. The patients quality of life (QOL) may be impaired because of long-standing burden of the disease. This research was a cross-sectional study conducted at Dr. Sardjito Hospital, Yogyakarta to determined the QOL of patients with liver cirrhosis who hospitalized in this institution. The parameter for the QOL was measured according to Spitzer index. Sixty-five patients with liver cirrhosis of various etiology were abled to be studied. The number of male and female patients were almost equal (30 and 35 respectively). There was a reduction in QOL in both male (21/30) and female (28/ 35) but no significant different between this variable. There was a significant positive correlation between Child criteria, and nutritional status with QOL (r=0.68, p<0.05 and r=0.37, p<0.05). It was concluded that Child criteria and nutritional status were positively correlated with QOL."

"Background: The aim of I he study was to determine the prevalence of prolonged QTc-interval and it's relationship with the severity of liver dysfunction in liver cirrhotic patient in the outpatient clinic of Hepatology, Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General National HospitalMaterials and Methods: cross sectional study. Eighty one subjects was recruited and being followed as a consecutive non random sampling. The patient was divided according to the modified Child-Pugh classification and undergo to the ECG examination (with minimal 2 leads have measured QT-interval; one of these is II, aVL, V, or V"; lead).Result: The prolonged QTc-interval prevalence in liver cirrhotic patient was found in 55 subjects (67,9%) with the mean 448.6 msec (SD = 28,9; 95% CI = 442.2 - 454.8). Using the Forward Stepwise method in multivariate analysis to the independent variables (p < 0.05) was found only the modified Child-Pugh classification had strongly correlation with the prolonged QTc-interval (OR = 11.2; 95% CI = 3.57-35.47; p = 0.000)Conclusion: The prolonged QTc-interval prevalence in liver cirrhotic patient is 67.9%. The prolonged QTc-interval were strongly associated with the seventy of liver dysfunction."

"Background: The determination of branched chain amino acids (BCAA) to tyrosine ratio (BTR) was available in making differentiation of chronic hepatitis from liver cirrhosis, because there was a strong association between BTR and staging (fibrosis) scores. Branched chain ammo acids to tvrosine ratio have a correlation with Fischer ratio and the examination is easier because it can be done by enzymatic assay.Materials and Methods: To evaluate the correlation between BTR and Child-Pugh score, we examined the amino gram of 52 liver cirrhosis patients consisted of 26 Child-Pugh A, 19 Child-Pugh B, and 7 Child-Pugh C. The examination of amino gram was done by High Pressure Liquid Chromatograph (HPLC) analyzer. Branched chain amino acids to tyrosine ratio were compared to Child-Pugh score, albumin, ammonia level, number connection test to Fischer ratio.Results: Significant differences in BTR among Child-Pugh A, B, C were observed (Child-Pugh A 7.75 ± 1.2; Child Pugh B 6.0 ± 1.23 and Child Pugh C 4.38 + 3.14 (p = 0.000)). Branched chain amino acids to tyrosine ratio had a weak correlation with albumin fr - 0.292; p = 0.036), ammonia level (r = 0.376; p = 0.006) and strong correlation with Fischer ratio (r = 0.818; p = 0.000). There was no significant correlation between BTR and number connection test.Conclusion: These results showed that the determination of the molar ratio of branched chain amino acids to tyrosine well reflected the severity of liver cirrhosis and it can be used as a substitute of Fischer ratio."