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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2014; 20(42): 15499-15517
Published online Nov 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i42.15499
Published online Nov 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i42.15499
Table 2 Circulatory changes in specific vascular beds in 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 ↓ |
| Arterial and total vascular compliance ↑ |
| Heart |
| Left atrial volume ↑ |
| Left ventricular volume → (↑) |
| Right atrial volume →↑↓ |
| Right ventricular volume →↑↓ |
| Right atrial pressure →↑ |
| Right ventricular end diastolic pressure → |
| Pulmonary artery pressure →↑ |
| Left ventricular end diastolic pressure → |
| Hepatic and splanchnic circulation |
| Hepatic blood flow ↓→ (↑) |
| Hepatic venous pressure gradient ↑ |
| Postsinusoidal resistance ↑ |
| Renal circulation |
| Renal blood flow ↓ |
| Glomerular filtration rate ↓→ |
| Pulmonary circulation |
| Pulmonary blood flow ↑ |
| Pulmonary vascular resistance ↓ (↑)1 |
| Cutaneous and skeletal muscle circulation |
| Skeletal muscular blood flow ↑→↓ |
| Cutaneous blood flow ↑→↓ |
- Citation: Møller S, Henriksen JH, Bendtsen F. Extrahepatic complications to cirrhosis and portal hypertension: Haemodynamic and homeostatic aspects. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(42): 15499-15517
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i42/15499.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i42.15499