Baseline haemodynamics, cardiac structure, and cardiac function of control subjects and cirrhotic patients
| Controls | Pre-ascitics | Ascitics | |
| n | 12 | 18 | 21 |
| Heart rate (beats/min) | 65 (4) | 71 (2) | 73 (4) |
| Mean arterial blood pressure (mm Hg) | 92 (4) | 90 (2) | 87 (2) |
| Cardiac index (l/min/m2) | 2.33 (0.22) | 2.19 (0.17) | 2.40 (0.20) |
| Systemic vascular resistance (dyn s/cm5) | 1962 (166) | 1866 (163) | 1648 (203) |
| Ejection fraction (%) | 59.7 (2.1) | 64.7 (2.6)3-150 | 65.9 (2.0)3-150 |
| End diastolic volume (ml) | 103 (12) | 99 (7) | 82 (6)3-150 |
| End systolic volume (ml) | 46 (6) | 34 (4) | 26 (3)3-160 3-151 |
| Isovolumic relaxation time (ms) | 78.4 (3.7) | 89.9 (2.8)3-150 | 94.6 (4.0)3-160 |
| Deceleration time (ms) | 218 (11) | 208 (12) | 236 (18) |
| E/A ratio | 1.34 (0.11) | 1.20 (0.10) | 0.97 (0.05)3-150 |
| Left atrial size (mm) | 36.3 (6.2) | 42.7 (1.3)3-150 | 41.6 (0.9)3-150 |
| Interventricular septal thickness (mm) | 8.8 (0.3) | 10.6 (0.3)3-150 | 10.7 (0.4)3-150 |
| Left ventricular relative wall thickness | 0.38 (0.01) | 0.42 (0.01) | 0.46 (0.02)3-160 |