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028 5 0 _a2757
_bHenry Stewart Talks
035 _a(UkLoHST)1917
040 _aUkLoHST
_beng
_cUkLoHST
100 1 _aReinus, John F.
_4spk
245 1 0 _aPortal hypertension
_h[electronic resource] /
_cJohn F. Reinus.
260 _aLondon :
_bHenry Stewart Talks,
_c2011.
300 _a1 online resource (1 streaming video file (22 min.) :
_bcolor, sound).
490 1 _aGastroenterology and hepatology : pathophysiology, presentation, diagnosis and management,
_x2056-452X
500 _aAnimated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.
500 _aTitle from title frames.
505 0 _aContents: Portal hypertension causes regional circulatory derangements that result in extra- and intra-vascular volume overload and organ dysfunction -- Vascular tone is mediated by autonomic input and chemical mediators many of which are released by local vascular endothelium -- Intrahepatic portal hypertension develops as a result of anatomic changes in the cirrhotic liver that cause sinusoidal narrowing and loss of compliance -- Reflex SMA vasoconstriction and portosystemic shunting up-regulate VEGF eNOS and iNOS with resultant vasodilation -- There is secondary: ADH secretion with retention of free water; renal salt retention; renal afferent arteriolar vasoconstriction -- Affected individuals develop progressive volume overload with associated afterload reduction and increases in cardiac output (hyperdynamic circulation) -- Fluid is forced off the surface of the liver and accumulates in the abdominal cavity as ascites -- Blood is shunted around the liver through latent venous connections that become varices -- Renal function is impaired (hepatorenal syndrome) -- Volume overload may cause secondary pulmonary hypertension -- Affected individuals may also develop primary pulmonary hypertension due to anatomic alterations of pulmonary microvasculature (porto-pulmonary hypertension) -- The ability of the heart to respond to stress is impaired -- Patients develop intrapulmonary shunts that cause hypoxemia (hepatopulmonary syndrome) -- The only real remedy for these problems is orthotopic liver transplantation.
506 _aAccess restricted to subscribers.
538 _aMode of access: World Wide Web.
650 2 _aHypertension, Portal.
830 0 _aHenry Stewart talks.
_pBiomedical & life sciences collection.
_pGastroenterology and hepatology.
856 4 0 _uhttps://hstalks.com/bs/1917/
856 4 2 _uhttps://hstalks.com/bs/p/532/
_3Series
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