Arterial blood pressure is closely related to ascites development in compensated HCV-related cirrhosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Arterial blood pressure (BP) is a reliable marker of circulatory dysfunction in cirrhotic patients. There are no prospective studies evaluating the association between different levels of arterial BP and ascites development in compensated cirrhotic patients. Therefore, we evaluated the relationship between arterial BP and ascites development in compensated cirrhotic patients.

Materials and methods

A total of 402 patients with compensated HCV-related cirrhosis were prospectively followed during 6 years to identify ascites development. At baseline, patients underwent systolic, diastolic and mean arterial pressure (MAP) measurements. Any history of arterial hypertension was also recorded. The occurrence of events such as bleeding, hepatocellular carcinoma, death and

SUBMITTER: Gomez EV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3995756 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature