Chih-Wei Liu, Chia-Chang Huang, Hung-Cheng Tsai, Yen-Bo Su, Shiang-Fen Huang, Kuei-Chuan Lee, Yun-Cheng Hsieh, Tzu-Hao Li, Chang-Youh Tsai, Lee-Won Chong, Shuo-Ming Ou, Ying-Ying Yang, Wen-Chien Fan, Ming-Chih Hou, Han-Chieh Lin, Shou-Dong Lee
AIMS: Increases in the systemic vasodilator adrenomedullin and the renal vasoconstrictors thromboxane A2 in cirrhotic patients are pathogenic factors for the development of functional acute kidney injury (AKI), including pre-renal azotemia (PRA) and hepatorenal syndrome (HRS), which is associated with high mortality. This study aims to find biomarkers that can diagnose HRS at an early stage, to enable treatment as soon as possible. METHODS: Acute decompensated cirrhotic patients who had been admitted to hospital were enrolled in this prospective cohort study...
February 2018: Hepatology Research: the Official Journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology