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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Diuretic treatment and paracentesis of 6 L of ascites without plasma volume expansion and no bed rest 24 h before and after the procedure were associated with significant hypotension (p < 0. 01) during 6 days of the trial, tachycardia (p < 0. 01) on day 1 and 2 (p = 0. 012), lower total body weight loss (p = 0. 007), increase in plasma renin activity 6 hours after the beginning of the study (p = 0. 025) and on day 6 (p = 0. 024), increase in plasma aldosterone concentration on day 6 (p = 0. 030), no significant change in plasma ANP levels, and decrease in creatinine clearance on day 6 (p = 0. 046).