Cardiopulmonary complications in chronic liver disease

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2006; 12(4): 526-538
Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.526

Table 1 Circulatory changes in patients with cirrhosis

Systemic circulation

Plasma volume ↑

Total blood volume ↑

Non-central blood volume ↑

Central and arterial blood volume →↓(↑)

Cardiac output (→)↑

Arterial blood pressure →↓

Heart rate ↑

Systemic vascular resistance ↓

Heart

Left atrial volume ↑

Left ventricular volume →(↓)

Right atrial volume→↑↓

Right ventricular volume →↑↓

Right atrial pressure →↑

Right ventricular end-diastolic pressure →

Pulmonary artery pressure →↑

Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure →

Left ventricular end-diastolic pressure →

Pulmonary circulation

Pulmonary blood flow ↑

Pulmonary vascular resistance ↓(↑)

Renal circulation

Renal blood flow ↓

Renal vascular resistance ↑

Cerebral circulation

Cerebral blood flow ↓ →

Cutaneous and skeletal muscle circulation

Cutaneous blood flow →↑

Skeletal muscular blood flow →↑

↑ Increase, → No change, ↓ Decrease.

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Citation: Møller S, Henriksen JH. Cardiopulmonary complications in chronic liver disease. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(4): 526-538
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v12/i4/526.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.526