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A new look at renal dysfunction in the cirrhotic patient

Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) is a pre-renal azotemia-like acute renal failure occurring in patients with end-stage cirrhosis. HRS results from arteriolar vasodilatation, arteriolar underfilling, and intense renal vasoconstriction. By definition, it is not responsive to volume expansion, and the progno...

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Autores principales: Francoz, Claire, Durand, François
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3681343/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22385933
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc11207