Arterial blood pressure is closely related to ascites development in compensated HCV-related cirrhosis.

BACKGROUND: Arterial blood pressure (BP) is a reliable marker of circulatory dysfunction in cirrhotic patients. There are no prospective studies evaluating the association between different levels of arterial BP and ascites development in compensated cirrhotic patients. Therefore, we evaluated the r...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Vilar Gomez, Ana Torres Gonzalez, Luis Calzadilla Bertot, Ali Yasells Garcia, Yoan Sanchez Rodriguez, Yadina Martinez Perez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3995756?pdf=render