Evidence for altered vascular responses to exogenous endothelin-1 in patients with advanced cirrhosis with restoration of the normal vasoconstrictor response following successful liver transplantation - Vaughan, R B; Angus, P W; Chin-Dusting, J P F (Gut, 2003)
Keywords: Analysis of Variance; area under the curve; AUC; Biological and medical sciences; cardiac index; cardiac output; Case-Control Studies; central venous pressure; Chronic Disease; cirrhosis; CVP; EDRFs; endothelial nitric oxide synthase; Endothelin; endothelin A receptor; Endothelin A Receptor Antagonists; endothelin B receptor; endothelin-1; Endothelin-1 - pharmacology; endothelium derived relaxing factors; Endothelium, Vascular - drug effects; eNOS; ET-1; ETA; ETB; Female; Forearm - blood supply; forearm plethysmography; Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen; heart rate; Humans; Influence; Infusions, Intravenous; Liver; Liver cirrhosis; Liver Cirrhosis - metabolism; Liver Cirrhosis - surgery; liver transplantation; Liver Transplantation - physiology; Liver. Biliary tract. Portal circulation. Exocrine pancreas; Male; mean arterial pressure; Medical research; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; nitric oxide; Other diseases. Semiology; Peptides, Cyclic - pharmacology; Physiological aspects; Plethysmography; Postoperative Period; RAP; right atrial pressure; Smooth muscle; Statistics; SVRI; systemic vascular resistance index; Transplantation; Transplants & implants; Vasoconstrictors; Vasodilation; Vasodilator Agents - pharmacology; Australia; Human; Exogenous; Treatment efficiency; Hepatic disease; Endothelin 1; Transplantation; Blood flow; Cirrhosis; Surgery; Clinical biology; Digestive diseases; Advanced stage; Vasoconstrictor agent