The relationship of hyperdynamic circulation and cardiodynamic states in cirrhosis

In a recent issue of the Journal Turco et al. report a cohort study assessing systemic and cardiac hemodynamics across stages of cirrhosis from compensated patients with mild portal hypertension (PH) to patients with refractory ascites.1 The authors defined three cardiodynamic states according to the cardiac index (CI): a hyperdynamic state defined by a CI above the upper normal limit (>4.2  L/min/m2), a (“relatively”) hypodynamic state with a CI below the average for the general population (
Source: Journal of Hepatology - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research