Baroreceptor sensitivity and baroreceptor effectiveness index in cirrhosis: The relevance of hepatic venous pressure gradient

Liver International

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 232-239

  Genovesi, Simonetta ^a,b   Prata Pizzala, Daniela M ^b   Pozzi, Massimo ^b   Ratti, Laura ^b   Milanese, Maria ^b   Vincenti, Antonio ^b   Stella, Andrea ^b   Mancia, Giuseppe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Baroreceptor effectiveness index; Baroreceptor sensitivity; Cirrhosis; Hepatic venous pressure gradient

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEMODYNAMICS; HEPATIC VEIN; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; MORTALITY; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGED; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART RATE; HEPATIC VEINS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; ITALY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSORECEPTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77950625070     PISSN: 14783223     EISSN: 14783231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2009.02125.x     Document Type: Article

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