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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2006; 12(5): 678-685
Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.678

Table 2 Haemodynamics and neuroendocrine mechanisms in patients with cirrhosis and different types of arterial hypertension

	Cirrhosis	Cirrhosis withhypertension	Essentialhypertension	Renovascularhypertension
Plasma and blood volume	↑	↑	→	→
Central blood volume	→↓	→↓	→(↑)	→(↑)
Systemic vascular resistance	↓	→	↑	↑
Arterial compliance	↑	→	↓	↓
Renal blood flow	↓	↓→	↓	↓
Sodium retention	↑	↑	→↑	↑
Sympathetic nervous activity	↑↑	↑	→	→↑
Renin–angiotensin– aldosterone system	↑↑	↑→	→↓	↑
Vasopressin	↑		→	→

→↑↓, denote normal, increased, and decreased values, resp-ectively; parentheses denote minor changes.

Citation: Henriksen JH, Moller S. Liver cirrhosis and arterial hypertension. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(5): 678-685
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v12/i5/678.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.678