Background/Aims: Vagal dysfunction is reported in about 70% of patients with cirrhosis,
irrespective of aetiology, as detected by cardiovascular reflex tests. We have previously …

Objectives: To assess the prevalence of autonomic dysfunction in cirrhosis and to observe
the effect of disease severity on autonomic dysfunction. Methods: Seventy patients with …

Patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension exhibit characteristic hemodynamic changes
with hyperkinetic systemic circulation, abnormal distribution of blood volume and …

Patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension exhibit characteristic haemodynamic
changes with a hyperkinetic systemic circulation, abnormal distribution of the blood volume …

The acute effects of captopril in cirrhosis are well known but there are few descriptions of the
pattern of response to chronic administration of captopril in this disease. Nine nonuraemic …

In hepatic cirrhosis neurohumoral vasoconstrictor systems are activated to compensate for
circulatory disturbances. To study the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in more detail …

Objective: The aims of the study were to establish the roles of angiotensin II and of the
cardiopulmonary baroreceptor reflex in the regulation of peripheral vascular tone in patients …

Patients with advanced cirrhosis frequently show hemodynamic abnormalities. Autonomic
dysfunction (AD) is also common and, owing to the importance of autonomic function in …

Background: Autonomic dysfunction has been reported as one of the complications of
cirrhosis. Aims: The aim of this study was to test autonomic dysfunction in cirrhotic patients …

Methods Autonomic reflex tests were performed, using continuous blood pressure and
electrocardiograph measurement in 47 primary biliary cirrhosis patients and age and sex …