Fig. 2From: Myocardial structural and functional changes in patients with liver cirrhosis awaiting liver transplantation: a comprehensive cardiovascular magnetic resonance and echocardiographic studyDiffuse myocardial fibrosis assessed by ECV in patients with liver cirrhosis (LC) and normal controls. a Extracellular volume (ECV) was significantly higher in cirrhosis patients. b Progressive increase in ECV was demonstrated from healthy controls to patients with Child-Pugh class C (P < 0.001)Back to article page