Hemodynamic effect of propranolol on portal hypertension in patients with HBsAg-positive cirrhosis

Digestive Diseases and Sciences - Tập 31 - Trang 1303-1306 - 1986
Chi-Woon Kong1,2, Chii-Shyan Lay1,2, Yang-Te Tsai1,2, Shou-Dong Lee1,2, Kwok-Hung Lai1,2, Kwang-Juel Lo1,2, Benjamin N. Chiang1,2
1Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Medical College and Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
2Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Medical College and Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Tóm tắt

Wedged hepatic venous pressure, free hepatic venous pressure, and cardiac index were measured before and one hour after intravenous and one month after chronic oral administration of propranolol in nine patients with HBsAg-positive cirrhosis. The gradient between wedged hepatic venous pressure and free hepatic venous pressure was decreased 22.7% at one hour after intravenous administration of 5 mg propranolol, and a sustained decrease in hepatic venous pressure gradient was also demonstrated in five patients after one month of continuous oral administration of propranolol. Thus, we conclude that chronic oral administration of propranolol can reduce the hepatic venous pressure gradient in patients with compensated HBsAg-positive cirrhosis.

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