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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2014; 20(42): 15492-15498
Published online Nov 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i42.15492
Table 1 Hemodynamic and echocardiographic changes typically observed in cirrhotic cardiomyopathy
Increased cardiac output and blood volume
Decreased left ventricular afterload due to peripheral vasodilation
Enhanced sympathetic nervous activity
Left ventricular hypertrophy
Left atrial enlargement
Elevated left ventricular end-diastolic diameter
Impairment of diastolic function
Evident systolic dysfunction only during stress