The Role of Renal Vascular Reactivity in the Development of Renal Dysfunction in Compensated and Decompensated Congestive Heart Failure

Background/Aims: Reduction of renal blood flow (RBF) is commonly thought to be a causative factor of renal dysfunction in congestive heart failure (CHF), but the exact mechanism of the renal hypoperfusion is not clear. Apart from the activation of neurohormonal systems controlling intrarenal vascula...

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Main Authors: Vojtech Kratky, Libor Kopkan, Sona Kikerlova, Zuzana Huskova, Milos Taborsky, Janusz Sadowski, Frantisek Kolar, Ludek Cervenka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2018-11-01
Series:Kidney & Blood Pressure Research
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/495391