The Relation of Cirrhosis of the Liver to Renal Hypertension
Authors: DAVID T. SCHWARTZ
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1967)

Article1 May 1967The Relation of Cirrhosis of the Liver to Renal HypertensionA Review of 639 Autopsied CasesDAVID T. SCHWARTZ, M.D.DAVID T. SCHWARTZ, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-66-5-862 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWhile the disappearance of arterial hypertension with the development of cirrhosis of the liver has been reported in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis (1) and in laboratory animals after carbon tetrachloride administration (2) or common bile duct ligation (3), the mechanism for this reversal has not been demonstrated. This study investigates the incidence and course of hypertension in patients with cirrhosis of the liver and determines the coexistence of other factors associated with changes in blood pressure that might indicate a mechanism of this reversal. The results suggest that, in cirrhotic patients with preexisting hypertension associated with renal abnormalities, blood pressure...References1. LOYKECUTARELLI HFR: An evaluation of hypertension and liver disease in an alcoholic service. Amer. J. Med. Sci. 240: 346, 1960. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. LOYKE HF: Hypertension and liver disease: a clinical and experimental review. Amer. J. Gastroent. 38: 56, 1962. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. RAASCHAUTRAUTNER FK: Obstruction of the common bile duct in experimental renal hypertension in dogs. Scand. J. Clin. Lab. Invest. 5: 223, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. SCHWARTZ DT: Relation of superior-mesenteric-artery insufficiency to renal hypertension: a review of 56 cases. New Eng. J. Med. 272: 1318, 1965. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. PUPPELALYEA NDEP: Hypertension and the surgical kidney. J. Urol. 67: 433, 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. LOYKE HF: The relationship of cirrhosis of the liver to hypertension: a study of 504 cases of cirrhosis of the liver. Amer. J. Med. Sci. 230: 627, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. LARAGHCANNONBENTZELSICINSKIMELTZER JHPJCJAMJI: Angiotensin II, norepinephrine, and renal transport of electrolytes and water in normal man and in cirrhosis with ascites. J. Clin. Invest. 42: 1179, 1963. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. BIRONBALDUSSUMMERKILL PWPWH: Plasma angiotensinase activity in cirrhosis. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 116: 1074, 1964. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. SCHWARTZMCCABEZINTEL DTRBHA: The effect of portacaval transposition on renal hypertension in the dog. Surg. Gynec. Obstet. 122: 317, 1966. MedlineGoogle Scholar10. CHAMBERLAINBROWSEGIBSONGLEESON MJNLDGJA: Angiotensin and renoportal anastomosis. Brit. Med. J. 2: 1507, 1964. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. SCHWARTZ DT: The effect of portacaval transposition on the inactivation of angiotensin by the canine liver. Ann. Surg. In press. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, New YorkFrom the Squier Urological Clinic, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, the Department of Urology, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Department of Pathology, St. Luke's Hospital, New York, N. Y.This study was supported in part by grant HE 10011-01, the U. S. Public Health Service, Washington, D. C.Requests for reprints should be addressed to David T. Schwartz, M.D., Department of Urology, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, 622 W. 168th St., New York, N. Y. 10032. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByBlood Pressure and the Risk of Death From Non-cardiovascular Diseases: A Population-based Cohort Study of Korean AdultsOne-Year Mortality after Traumatic Brain Injury in Liver Cirrhosis Patients—A Ten-Year Population-Based StudyThe haemodynamic response to propranolol in cirrhosis with arterial hypertension: a comparative analysis with normotensive cirrhotic patientsLiver cirrhosis and arterial hypertensionHypertension and liver diseaseCardiovascular and renal function in normotensive and hypertensive patients with compensated cirrhosis: effects of postureHormonal Aspects of the Relation of Liver Cirrhosis to Essential HypertensionReply by AuthorsO comportam en to da pressão arterial na esquistossomose hepática e outras hepatopatiasEffet protecteur de l'h�mochromatose vis-�-vis des l�sions vasculaires s�niles ou diab�tiquesCirrhosis of the liver in Iran a prospective study on 66 cases 1 May 1967Volume 66, Issue 5Page: 862-869KeywordsBlood pressureCirrhosisHypertensionLigation assayLiverMedical servicesResearch laboratoriesSurgeonsTetrachlorideUrology Issue Published: 1 May 1967 PDF DownloadLoading ...