The Role of Renal Vascular Reactivity in the Development of Renal Dysfunction in Compensated and Decompensated Congestive Heart Failure

• Main Authors: Vojtech Kratky (Author), Libor Kopkan (Author), Sona Kikerlova (Author), Zuzana Huskova (Author), Milos Taborsky (Author), Janusz Sadowski (Author), Frantisek Kolar (Author), Ludek Cervenka (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims: Reduction of renal blood flow (RBF) is commonly thought to be a causative factor of renal dysfunction in congestive heart failure (CHF), but the exact mechanism of the renal hypoperfusion is not clear. Apart from the activation of neurohormonal systems controlling intrarenal vascula...