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Effects of Propranolol on the Hepatic Hemodynamic Response to Physical Exercise in Patients With Cirrhosis

table 3. Systemic Hemodynamics in Baseline Conditions, After Placebo or Propranolol Administration, During Exercise and 30 Minutes After Recovery Period

Placebo or Propranolol Infusion


Baseline Pre-exercise Exercise Recovery ANOVA

HR (beats · min1)
  Placebo 81 ± 5 78 ± 5 119 ± 5*,dagger 84 ± 5 0.000
  Propranolol 83 ± 2 66 ± 1* 100 ± 2*,dagger 72 ± 2* 0.000
MAP (mm Hg)
  Placebo 99 ± 4 96 ± 4 126 ± 11*, dagger 95 ± 4 0.003
  Propranolol 100 ± 4 98 ± 4 113 ± 4*,dagger 90 ± 6* 0.01
CO (L · min1)Dagger
  Placebo 9.9 ± 0.8 9.7 ± 1.0 17.6 ± 0.5*, dagger 9.0 ± 2.0 0.004
  Propranolol 8.2 ± 0.6 6.2 ± 0.5* 11.1 ± 0.8*, dagger 5.9 ± 0.5* 0.000
SV (mL)Dagger
  Placebo 105 ± 8 103 ± 9 148 ± 6*, dagger 90 ± 7 0.03
  Propranolol 98 ± 8 93 ± 8 110 ± 7 81 ± 6 ns
SVR (dyn · s · cm5)Dagger
  Placebo 842 ± 113 807 ± 106 464 ± 51*, dagger 887 ± 298 0.05
  Propranolol 1,022 ± 96 1,329 ± 139 770 ± 83*, dagger 1,215 ± 161 0.02
PAP (mm Hg)Dagger
  Placebo 13.0 ± 2.3 12.3 ± 2.7 27.5 ± 6.1*, dagger 10.0 ± 2.0 0.05
  Propranolol 13.6 ± 1.2 16.5 ± 1.4 38.7 ± 2.8*, dagger 14.1 ± 1.7 0.000
PCP (mm Hg)Dagger
  Placebo 6.7 ± 1.2 6.0 ± 2.6 18.8 ± 5.1*,dagger 3.3 ± 0.3 0.05
  Propranolol 7.6 ± 0.5 11.4 ± 0.8 30.0 ± 2.4*,dagger 7.9 ± 1.0 0.000
RAP (mm Hg)Dagger
  Placebo 3.2 ± 0.8 3.7 ± 1.4 8.2 ± 2.0 6.3 ± 3.3 ns
  Propranolol 4.7 ± 0.7 6.6 ± 0.9 16.4 ± 2.6*,<dagger 7.5 ± 2.6* 0.001
PVR (dyn · s · cm5)Dagger
  Placebo 52 ± 6 55 ± 8 40 ± 9 67 ± 31 ns
  Propranolol 59 ± 9 67 ± 11 72 ± 15 84 ± 11 ns

NOTE. Data are shown as means ± SEM.
Abbreviations: SV, stroke volume; SVR, systemic vascular resistance; PAP, mean pulmonary artery pressure; PCP, wedged pulmonary capillary pressure; RAP, right atrial pressure; PVR, pulmonary vascular resistance; ns, not significant.
* P < .05 vs. baseline.
dagger P < .05 vs. pre-exercise.
Dagger Measured in 5 patients in placebo group and in 6 patients in propranolol group.

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