Cardiology
Aldosterone improves hepatic hemodynamics; needs help with cardiac issues
Published in Gastroenterology Week, June 13th, 2005
"The present study was designed to determine the effects of long-term antialdosterone treatment on cardiac structural and functional alterations, portal and systemic hemodynamic as well as adrenergic dysfunction characterizing Child A cirrhotic patients with F1 esophageal varices," reported M. Pozzi and associates at the University Milano-Bicocca in Italy.
The researchers explained, "Twenty-two Child A postviral preascitic cirrhotic patients were randomly allocated to 200 mg/day K-Canrenoate (13 patients,...
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