Effect of the meal on haemodynamic data of controls and patients with cirrhosis
| Contols (n=16) | Patients (n=24) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | Baseline | After meal | Baseline | After meal | |
| Mean arterial pressure (mm Hg) | 88.9 (2.5) | 84.3 (2.7) | 88.7 (1.7) | 85.1 (1.5) | |
| Heart rate (beats/min) | 60.9 (2.0) | 64.7 (1.7)5-160 | 65.0 (1.5) | 67.5 (1.7)5-160 | |
| Cardiac index (l/min/m2) | 2.30 (0.16) | 2.55 (0.16)5-160 | 2.89 (0.14) | 3.03 (0.13)5-160 | |
| Peripherial vascular resistance index (dyn/sec/cm5/m2) | 3302 (243) | 2805 (201)5-160 | 2569 (122) | 2352 (114)5-160 | |
| Superior mesenteric artery pulsatility index | 3.02 (0.10) | 2.05 (0.07)5-160 | 2.44 (0.07) | 1.82 (0.04)5-160 | |
| Renal artery pulsatility index | 0.93 (0.03) | 1.08 (0.05)5-160 | 1.10 (0.05) | 1.15 (0.04)5-160 | |
↵5-160 p<0.01 v baseline.