Patients with acutely decompensated cirrhosis have a dismal prognosis and frequently
progress to acute-on-chronic liver failure, which is characterised by hepatic and extrahepatic …

BACKGROUND & AIMS:: A staged prognostic model of cirrhosis based on varices, ascites,
and bleeding has been proposed. We analyzed data on infections in patients with cirrhosis …

The natural history of cirrhosis is characterised by an asymptomatic compensated phase
followed by a decompensated phase, marked by the development of overt clinical signs, the …

A Medline search from 1966 through 2007 was performed; search terms included ascites,
hepatorenal syndrome, diet therapy, drug therapy, radiotherapy, surgery, and therapy. The …

Patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension often develop complications from a variety of
organ systems leading to a multiple organ failure. The combination of liver failure and portal …

Background Cirrhosis was the tenth leading cause of death in the United States, according
to a 2000 Vital Statistics Report, in which data was collected through 1998. 4 Ascites is the …

Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy is a clinical syndrome in patients with liver cirrhosis characterized
by an abnormal and blunted response to physiologic, pathologic, or pharmacologic stress …

Cirrhosis is known to cause alterations in the systemic haemodynamic system. Cirrhotic
cardiomyopathy designates a cardiac dysfunction that includes impaired cardiac contractility …

The pathogenic mechanism of hepatorenal syndrome is not well established. We
investigated the circulatory function in cirrhosis before and after the development of …

Cardiovascular complications of cirrhosis include cardiac dysfunction and abnormalities in
the central, splanchnic and peripheral circulation, and haemodynamic changes caused by …