Value of renal resistive index in hepatitis C virus related liver cirrhosis and its response to midodrine

Value of renal resistive index in hepatitis C virus related liver cirrhosis and its response to midodrine

Background: Hyperdynamic circulatory state in liver cirrhosis is characterized by increased splanchnic blood flow and renal vasoconstriction. Aim: To evaluate the relationship between renal resistive indices (RI) and HCV liver cirrhosis severity and RI value in predicting 6 month survival of those p...

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Main Authors: Sameh Ahmed Abdel-bary, Eslam Safwat, Hany Ali Hussein, Ahmed Mohamed Hussein, Samer Malak Botros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2014-12-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Subjects:
Cirrhosis
Resistive index
MELD-Na
Child-Pugh
Midodrine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X14001193

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