Table 2.

Haemodynamic effects of acute propranolol administration (n=18)

	Baseline	Post-propranolol	p Value
Heart rate (bpm)	82 (13)	67 (10)	<0.0001
Cardiac index (l/min/m)	5.5 (1.0)	4.1 (0.8)	<0.0001
MAP (mm Hg)	82 (12)	80 (13)	NS
RAP (mm Hg)	6.6 (2.0)	10.3 (2.7)	<0.001
PPG (mm Hg)	16.6 (3.5)	11.9 (4.8)	<0.0001
PP (mm Hg)	25.6 (5.4)	23.6 (5.6)	<0.001
IVCP (mm Hg)	8.9 (3.3)	11.7 (2.5)	<0.0001
HBF (l/min )	0.50 (0.20)	0.44 (0.20)	<0.02

MAP, mean arterial pressure; RAP, right atrial pressure; PPG, portal pressure gradient; PP, portal pressure; IVCP, inferior vena cava pressure; HBF, hepatic blood flow.

All data are mean (SD).