Abstract
1. The blood pressure in patients with liver injury was correlated with the pathological findings in biopsy specimens and laboratory examinations. 2. In acute hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and cholangitis, blood pressure tended to be lower than in other diseases. 3. Among patients with liver cirrhosis, none had hypertension. 4. In patients with necrosis and degeneration of liver cells, blood pressure tended to be low, and the incidence of hypotension was higher than in those without such morphological changes. The reduction of blood pressure appeared to be more prominent in patients with more severe injury, especially of the parenchyma cells. 5. In cases of liver cirrhosis, a low serum albumin level was correlated with reduction of blood pressure.
