Hemodynamic changes of systemic,hepatic, and splenic circulation following triglycyl-lysin-vasopressin administration in alcoholic cirrhosis |
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Authors: | Dr Carlo Merkel MD Angelo Gatta MD Massimo Bolognesi MD Gianfranco Finucci MD Giorgio Battaglia MD Paolo Angeli MD Renzo Zuin MD |
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Institution: | (1) Departments of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Padua, Italy;(2) Istituto di Medicina Clinica, Policlinico Universitario, Via Giustiniani 2, I-35100 Padova, Italy |
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Abstract: | Triglycyl-lysin-vasopressin is a long-acting vasopressin derivative which is under consideration for the treatment of acute variceal bleeding in cirrhosis. However, its splanchnic hemodynamic effects have not been investigated thoroughly. In 11 patients with alcoholic cirrhosis, systemic and splanchnic hemodynamics were evaluated before and 20–40 min after intravenous administration of 2 mg triglycyl-lysin-vasopressin. Following the drug administration, heart rate decreased by 10% and cardiac index by 22% on the average, respectively; mean arterial pressure increased by 14% and systemic vascular resistence index by 48%. Hepatic venous pressure gradient showed a marked and persistent fall, averaging 31%. Hepatic and splenic blood flow decreased by 31% and 56%, respectively. A significant correlation was found between the decrease in hepatic venous pressure gradient and in splenic blood flow. By contrast, the decrease in the hepatic venous pressure gradient was not significantly correlated to the decrease in hepatic blood flow or in cardiac index. We conclude that in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis, triglycyl-lysin-vasopressin decreases portal pressure as well as hepatic and splenic blood flows. The decrease in portal pressure was due to the decrease in splanchnic blood inflow and not to the decrease in cardiac index.This work was supported in part by a grant from the Italian Ministry of Education (National Project Liver Cirrhosis). |
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Keywords: | liver cirrhosis liver circulation vasopressin portal hypertension splenic circulation |
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