Table 3.
Blood NT-proBNP and the main hemodynamic parameters in decompensated cirrhosis depending on the presence of dilatation of the left ventricle and left atrium
| Left ventricular dilatation |
p | Left atrial dilatation |
p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present (n=14) |
Absent (n=33) | Present (n=15) | Absent (n=32) | |||
| NT-proBNP, pg/ml | 115.3÷535.6 | 50.0÷196.6 | 0.042 | 196.6÷535.6 | 41.1÷168.9 | < 0.001 |
| Ejection fraction, % | 60.2±7.0 | 60.2±5.1 | 0.991 | 62.6±4.5 | 59.2±5.9 | 0.105 |
| Stroke volume, ml | 84.3±20.0 | 67.2±14.1 | 0.008 | 86.2±17.5 | 65.8±13.8 | < 0.001 |
| Heart rate, bpm | 87.2±10.7 | 83.2±11.1 | 0.301 | 87.9±11.5 | 82.8±10.8 | 0.189 |
| Mean arterial pressure, mm Hg | 81.4±8.9 | 86.1±6.1 | 0.085 | 82.0±5.9 | 86.0±7.6 | 0.085 |
| Cardiac output, l/min | 7.44±2.44 | 5.61±1.48 | 0.012 | 7.66±2.17 | 5.46±1.38 | 0.001 |
| Systemic vascular resistance, dyn х sec/cm5 | 960±309 | 1319±383 | 0.004 | 933±309 | 1342±367 | 0.001 |
| End-diastolic volume, ml | 139.3±26.4 | 111.5±20.5 | 0.002 | 137.9±27.5 | 111.3±19.9 | 0.003 |
| Hyperdynamic circulation (present/absent) | 11/3 | 14/19 | 0.024 | 12/3 | 13/19 | 0.012 |
Significant differences are marked in italics.