title: Non invasive continuous hemodynamic evaluation of cirrhotic patients after postural challenge.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess whether Most Care is able to detect the cardiovascular alterations in response to physiological stress (posture).
  
  
  METHODS
  Non invasive hemodynamic was assessed in 26 cirrhotic patients compared to healthy subjects, both in the supine and standing positions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In baseline conditions, when compared to healthy subjects, cirrhotic patients showed significantly lower values of dicrotic and diastolic pressures and systemic vascular resistance. While in the standing position, cirrhotic patients showed higher values of cardiac index, stroke volume index and cardiac cycle efficiency. When returning to the supine position, cirrhotic patients exhibited lower values of dicrotic and diastolic pressures and systemic vascular resistance in the presence of higher values of cardiac index, stroke volume index and cardiac cycle efficiency.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most Care proved to be able to detect cardiovascular abnormalities bedside in the resting state and after postural challenge in cirrhotic patients.
authors.affiliation: Roberto Tarquini, Fulvio Fusi, Giacomo Laffi, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, 50134 Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tarquini
authors.forename: Gianluigi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mazzoccoli
authors.forename: Fulvio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fusi
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Laffi
authors.forename: Gian Franco
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Gensini
authors.forename: Salvatore Mario
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Romano