Electrophysiological changes in patients with liver cirrhosis in a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan.

Background: Electrophysiological changes in cirrhosis are well known but least investigated especially in our country hence we wanted to see electrophysiological changes especially QT interval in cirrhotic patients.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi (AKUH) in which medical records (duration 2008-2010) of cirrhotic patients were reviewed.

Results: Three hundred and eighty cirrhotic patients' charts were studied, 227 (59.