Pathophysiology of Portal Hypertension
Iwakiri Y. Pathophysiology of Portal Hypertension. Clinics In Liver Disease 2014, 18: 281-291. PMID: 24679494, PMCID: PMC3971388, DOI: 10.1016/j.cld.2013.12.001.BooksConceptsPortal hypertensionBlood flowHyperdynamic circulatory syndromeIntrahepatic vascular resistancePortal blood flowVascular resistanceArterial vasodilationCirculatory syndromeEsophageal varicesLiver cirrhosisMajor complicationsLiver diseaseCollateral vesselsPortal circulationSystemic circulationHypertensionPathologic conditionsClinical researchCirrhosisVaricesVasodilationAscitesComplicationsPathophysiologySyndromePathophysiology 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