Why the study?
Does passive tilting reveal impaired cardiovascular autonomic responses in cirrhotic patients with ascites compared to healthy subjects?
Population
15 cirrhotic patients with ascites and 13 healthy subjects
Comparison
Passive tilting vs Healthy subjects and supine baseline
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Supports autonomic dysfunction during orthostatic stress in cirrhosis with ascites; leaves open prognostic and therapeutic implications.
Does passive tilting reveal impaired cardiovascular autonomic responses in cirrhotic patients with ascites compared to healthy subjects?
Cirrhotic patients with ascites exhibit impaired cardiac and vascular autonomic responses to orthostatic stress, likely due to receptor or post-receptor dysfunction.
Laffi et al. (1996) studied this question.
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