Moreover, the cardiac dysfunction is very frequently subclinical and it can appear from early stages (even in chronic hepatitis). Consequently, early diagnosis of subclinical cardiac dysfunction are essential in the management of such patients. There is no study designed to estimate intrinsic myocardial properties in cirrhosis. Tissue Doppler Imaging (TDI) and speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) could be very useful in this field, and this is the major point of the project.