Evaluating the effect of midodrine on renal resistance index in patients with liver cirrhosis and ascites
Background Portal hypertension, which occurs as a consequence of liver cirrhosis, leads to splenic vasodilatation and alterations in the systemic circulation. Arterial vasodilatation in the splanchnic circulation appears to play a central role in hemodynamic changes and in the decline in renal funct...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Al-Azhar Assiut Medical Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.azmj.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1687-1693;year=2016;volume=14;issue=1;spage=19;epage=23;aulast=Moustafa |