Endothelin-1/Nitric Oxide Ratio as a Predictive Factor of Response to Therapy With Terlipressin and Albumin in Patients With Type-1 Hepatorenal Syndrome

• Main Authors: Ahmed Abdel-Razik (Author), Nasser Mousa (Author), Mostafa Abdelsalam (Author), Ahmed Abdelwahab (Author), Mona Tawfik (Author), Ahmed M. Tawfik (Author), Ahmad S. Hasan (Author), Rania Elhelaly (Author), Niveen El-Wakeel (Author), Waleed Eldars (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background and PurposePredictors of response to type-1 hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) therapy are urgently needed. This study's purpose is to evaluate the proposed predictors in these patients.MethodsForty-two type-1 HRS patients with cirrhosis were treated with albumin and terlipressin. Clinical,...