Postmeal portal flow variations in HCV-related chronic hepatitis and liver cirrhosis with and without hyperdynamic syndrome

In Vivo

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 509-512

  Zardi, Enrico Maria ^a   Dobrina, Aldo ^b   Uwechie, Valentina ^c   Cacciapaglia, Fabio ^a   Rollo, Massimo ^d   Laghi, Vittorio ^c   Ambrosino, Giovanni ^e   Lumachi, Franco ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d Istituto di Radiologia di Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Roma   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis; Doppler ultrasonography; Hyperdynamic syndrome; Liver cirrhosis; Meal intake; Portal blood flow

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART OUTPUT; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HEMODYNAMICS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW; PORTOSYSTEMIC ANASTOMOSIS; SPLENOMEGALY; TEST MEAL;

EID: 48349121675     PISSN: 0258851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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