Autonomic dysfunction in chronic liver disease

Cardiovascular Autonomic Dysfunction in Patients of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Aim. The present study was designed to evaluate the heart rate variability (HRV) in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and to assess the effect of grade of NAFLD and diabetic status on HRV. Methods. This cross-sectional study included 75 subjects (25 NAFLD without diabetes, 25 NAFLD with diabetes, and 25 controls). Measurements included anthropometry, body composition analysis, estimation...

Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in Chronic Liver Disease

Gastrointestinal dysfunction frequently occurs in liver cirrhosis and increases with disease severity. The major abnormalities are altered gastrointestinal motility, disrupted gut barrier function with increased intestinal permeability and malabsorption. Not only does the presence of these gut abnormalities impair oral intake and lead to malnutrition, they can play a central role in the pathoge...

Renal dysfunction in chronic liver disease

Autonomic dysfunction in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

It has been recognized that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a systemic disease which has been shown to negatively affect the cardiovascular and autonomic nerve system. The complexity of the physiologic basis by which autonomic dysfunction occurs in patients with COPD is considerable and the knowledge in this field remains elementary. The purpose of this review is to provide an o...

Assessment of Autonomic Nervous Activity in Chronic Liver Disease

Study of autonomic nervous system activity in chronic liver disease has aroused great interests due to its increasing prevalence due to various etiologies. The present study was undertaken to assess the autonomic nervous system activity in chronic liver disease patients by five standard autonomic function tests. Forty patients (20 with alcoholic liver disease and 20 with nonalcoholic liver dise...