The splanchnic circulation, comprising the vascular network serving the gastrointestinal tract, liver, spleen and pancreas, acts as a major blood reservoir and regulator of venous return. In healthy ...

Liver cirrhosis has been recently studied in the light of the new view of the renin angiotensin system (RAS). While the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE)-Ang 2-AT1 receptor arm contributes to liver ...

Denervation by catheter ablation, having broached the drug-intensive world of hypertension with some success, is venturing into a clinical realm that has repeatedly crushed attempts at medical therapy ...

Pathophysiology of hepatorenal syndrome-acute kidney injury. Cirrhosis leads to an elevation in intrahepatic vascular resistance. Splanchnic vasodilation increases the production of vasodilators ...