The study included 30 patients diagnosed to have liver cirrhosis due to any aetiology by biopsy and 30 clinicaly free children of the same age group were also included as a control group. The diseased group was subjected to thorough history taking, clinical examination and laboratory investigation in the form of serum bilirubib and albumin, liver enzymes, prothrombin time and complete blood count; they also had abdominal sonar to detect ascites. Both cases and control group underwent resting 12 lead ECG assessments