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Advantages of the new loop diuretic torasemide over furosemide in patients with cirrhosis and ascites [PDF]
, 1993 Torasemide is a new loop diuretic with a longer half-life and longer action than furosemide in healthy subjects. In order to evaluate the pharmacodynamic effects, single oral doses of furosemide (80 mg) and torasemide (20 mg), which were equipotent in ...
Paumgartner, Gustav +4 more
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Prognostic value of ascites in patients with liver cirrhosis undergoing cardiac surgery
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2023 Introduction Mild or moderate liver cirrhosis increases the risk of complications after cardiac surgery. Ascites is the most common complication associated with liver cirrhosis.
Amila Cizmic +5 more
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Ascites re-compensation in HBV-related first decompensated cirrhosis after anti-viral therapy
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023 Effective antiviral therapy can significantly improve the long-term prognosis of HBV-related decompensated patients, and re-compensation may be achieved in part of the patients. To explore the re-compensation of ascites after HBV suppression and the risk
Mingyu Li +7 more
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Current management of refractory ascites in patients with cirrhosis
Journal of International Medical Research, 2018 Liver cirrhosis is a health problem worldwide, and ascites is its principal symptom. Refractory ascites is intractable and occurs in 5%–10% of all patients with ascites due to cirrhosis.
Ruihong Zhao +5 more
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Journal of Ovarian Research, 2018 Background The death-domain-associated protein (DAXX) was originally identified as a protein that binds to the transmembrane death receptor FAS and enhances both FAS-induced and transforming growth factor-β-dependent apoptosis.
Sheng-Bing Liu +4 more
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Compressive stenosis of the inferior vena cava due to localized ascites after living-donor liver transplantation. [PDF]
, 2008 A 54-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital following the diagnosis of decompensated liver cirrhosis with hepatitis C. She underwent living-donor liver transplantation, performed using the left hepatic lobe with the middle hepatic vein donated by ...
Yoshitsugu Tajima +15 more
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Case Report: Ascites Reinfusion Dialysis in Patients with Idiopathic Dialysis Ascites [PDF]
Journal of Sharif Medical & Dental College, 2016 Idiopathic dialysis ascites is an ascites of unknown etiology in patients with end stage renal disease. Here, we describe two hemodialysis patients, who had idiopathic dialysis ascites with poor response and tolerance to ultrafiltration and intermittent ...
Roshina Anjum +3 more
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JHEP Reports, 2019 Background & Aims: Refractory ascites is the main reason for the implantation of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) in liver cirrhosis, but ascites control by TIPS fails in a relevant proportion of cases. Here, we investigated whether
Felix Piecha +11 more
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Characteristics of ascitic fluid in cardiac ascites
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2007 Cardiac ascites remains a rare entity with unique clinical and pathogenetic features that are not adequately recognized by clinicians. The purpose of this study was to contribute towards elucidating the nature of cardiac ascites.We describe a series of 26 ascitic fluid samples from eight patients with cardiac ascites that were referred and further ...
Christou, L. +4 more
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Role of Ambulatory Laparoscopy in Diagnosis of Ascites with Unknown Etiology
Indonesian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2021 Background: Ascites could be caused by many underlying diseases, mainly portal hypertension, malignancy, and heart failure. Other etiologies include tuberculosis and pancreatitis.
Herbert Situmorang +2 more
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