Abnormal pressor response to vasopressin in patients with cirrhosis: Evidence for impaired buffering mechanisms

Low dose of nitroglycerin failed to impr

Low dose of nitroglycerin failed to improve splanchnic hemodynamics in patients with cirrhosis: Evidence for an impaired cardiopulmonary baroreflex function

✍ Richard Moreau; Dominique Roulot; Alain Braillon; Christophe Gaudin; Antoine Had 📂 Article 📅 1989 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 580 KB

High doses of nitroglycerin may decrease portal pressure in patients with cirrhosis with untoward effects such as arterial hypotension and a decrease in systemic O2 uptake. In the present study, low doses of nitroglycerin (7 to 15 wg per min, i.v.) were administered in 11 patients with cirrhosis in