ABSTRACT
Desmopressin (DDAVP), a synthetic analogue of vasopressin, has been shown to improve the bleending time in patients with cirrhosis. The duration of this effect and the hemodynamic changes associated with DDAVP have been studied so far. To evaluate these issues, 14 cirrhotics with portal hypertension were studied in basal conditions and after DDAVP (0.3 uk/kg). In 8 patients, hemostatic tests were done at basal conditions and 1,3,6 and 24 hs after drug administration. In the remaining 6 patients, mean arterial pressure, cardiac output, portal and femoral blood flows were evaluated. Hemodynamic parameters were measured by Doppler ultrasound. DDAVP caused a marked decrease in bleeding time at 1,3,6 and 24 hs (14+9 vs 8+3, 7+4, 6+4 and 8+4 min, respectively); the decrease was maximal and statiscally significant at 6 hs (55+15 percent, p<0.02) after DDAVP infusion. Bleeding time reduction was observed in every patient studied. In the hemodynamic study, DDAVP caused a mild but significant decrease in mean arterial pressure (12+8 percent, p<0.05); no significant changes were observed in the rest of hemodynamic parameters studied. These findings show that DDAVP can be used to shorten the bleeding time for a period of at least 24 hs in patients with cirrhosis, without deleterious hemodynamic effects. This beneficial effect may be of potential relevance in the medical management of patients with chronic liver diseases.
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Humans , Male , Female , Middle Aged , Deamino Arginine Vasopressin/pharmacology , Hemodynamics/drug effects , Hemostasis/drug effects , Hypertension, Portal , Liver Cirrhosis , Bleeding Time , Deamino Arginine Vasopressin/therapeutic use , Hypertension, Portal/drug therapy , Liver Cirrhosis/drug therapy , Time FactorsABSTRACT
Se presenta una experiencia en el tratamiento de la hepatopatia alcohólica con sulfo-adenosil-L-metionina (SAMe). La misma, se efectuó en un grupo de 20 pacientes durante 60 días y en una dosis de 200 mg/día de SAMe (i.m.) durante 30 días y 100 mg/día los 30 restantes. La respuesta clínica, valorada en forma subjetiva, evidenció una mejoría en el apetito, la astenia y la respuesta intelectual. Desde el punto de vista analítico se observaron mejorías significativas (p < .05 en adelante) en la gamaGT, TGP, TGO, bilirrubinemia, tiempo de Quick y colesterolemia. Los autores concluyen que la SAMe constituye un elemento terapéutico en la hepatopatía alcohólica, permitiendo una mejoría de la función hepática expresada mediante la clínica y las pruebas de síntesis proteica, de necrosis y de colestasis