During the last decade great advances have been made of water retention and dilutional
hyponatremia in human cirrhosis. Finally, the field of spontaneous infection of concerning …

Cirrhosis results from progressive fibrosis and is the final outcome of all chronic liver
disease. It is among the ten leading causes of death in United States. Cirrhosis can result in …

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

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 …

Ascites is a major complication of cirrhosis, 1 occurring in 50% of patients over 10 years of
follow up. 2 The development of ascites is an important landmark in the natural history of …

Ascites is the pathologic accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity. The condition
develops most frequently as part of the decompensation of previously asymptomatic chronic …

Heart failure affects≈ 23 million people worldwide and continues to have a high mortality
despite advancements in modern pharmacotherapy and device therapy. HF is a complex …

Abstract Characterization of mice with cell-specific deletion or overexpression of the
mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) shed a new light on its role in health and disease …

Ascites is the most common complication of cirrhosis [1, 2]. It develops late during the course
of the disease, when there is severe portal hypertension and hepatic insufficiency. Not …

Ascites is the most common complication of cirrhosis and is also a frequent indication for
hospitalization. In the past there has been much confusion and perpetuation of traditional …