Pathophysiology of Portal Hypertension
Iwakiri Y, Groszmann R. Pathophysiology of Portal Hypertension. 2014, 3-14. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0002-2_1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPortal hypertensionLiver diseaseHyperdynamic splanchnic circulationHepatic vascular resistanceSerious liver diseaseExtrahepatic diseaseGastroesophageal varicesVascular resistanceHemodynamic abnormalitiesSplanchnic circulationLethal complicationCirculatory derangementsHypertensionDiseaseCurrent knowledgeVaricesAscitesComplicationsHemorrhageDerangementPathophysiologyRegulatory mechanismsAbnormalitiesFunctional aspects