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It remains poorly characterized in children. The aim of this study was to assess relationship of pre-liver transplant (LT) conventional and novel parameters of biventricular function with post-LT clinical course. This is a retrospective study of pre-LT echocardiograms performed on patients\u2009&lt;\u200918\u00a0years of age with cirrhosis at a single center, who received a LT. Demographic, clinical, and echocardiographic data were collected. Speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) analysis was performed by a single observer using TomTec system. Descriptive data were expressed as mean (SD) and number (%). The relationship between clinical data and echocardiographic variables were assessed using Spearman correlation coefficient. Significance was set at\u2009&lt;\u20090.05. Thirty-five patients (median age 6.5; IQR 14.2\u00a0years) underwent LT between 2010 and 2020. Pre-LT diagnosis was biliary atresia in 14 (40%) patients and 7 (20%) patients were listed as status 1A\/1B. 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