Table 2 Forearm blood flow responses in patients and healthy controls.
Patients with cirrhosis | Healthy controls | |
---|---|---|
1400W (μmol/min) | ||
0.1 | −7 (4) | 0 (7) |
0.3 | −11 (5)* | 0 (7) |
1 | −11 (5)* | 4 (8) |
L‐NMMA (μmol/min) | ||
2 | −21 (6) | −20 (7) |
4 | −34 (4) | −29 (5) |
8 | −35 (5) | −39 (4) |
Norepinephrine (pmol/min) | ||
60 | −34 (7) | −43 (5) |
120 | −34 (4) | −35 (7) |
240 | −43 (3) | −42 (5) |
480 | −48 (5) | −49 (5) |
Results are mean (SEM).
*p<0.05 versus controls.