Hepatorenal syndrome - Is it central hypovolemia, a cardiac disease, or part of gradually developing multiorgan dysfunction?

Hepatology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 263-265

  Lenz, Kurt ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HEPATORENAL SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIA; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM;

CARDIAC OUTPUT; HEART DISEASES; HEPATORENAL SYNDROME; HUMANS; HYPOVOLEMIA; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; RENAL CIRCULATION;

EID: 23044435844     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.20832     Document Type: Editorial

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