Pressure dynamics in chronic venous disease

A minimum data set for chronic venous disease

Hepatic venous pressure gradient: clinical use in chronic liver disease

Portal hypertension is a severe consequence of chronic liver diseases and is responsible for the main clinical complications of liver cirrhosis. Hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) measurement is the best available method to evaluate the presence and severity of portal hypertension. Clinically significant portal hypertension is defined as an increase in HVPG to >10 mmHg. In this condition, ...

Chronic venous disease.

From the Departments of Surgery ( J.J.B.) and Bioengineering (G.W.S.-S.), Whitaker Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla; the Department of Vascular Surgery, Royal Free and University College Medical School, Middlesex Hospital, London (P.D.C.S.); the Department of Surgery, Imperial College London, University of Cyprus, and Vascular Screening and Diag...

Risk of Stroke in Hypertensive Diabetic Chronic Kidney Disease Patients after Central Venous Catheter placement

Background: Stroke is the leading cause of death in patients with kidney failure. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is strongly associated with stroke with various purported mechanisms proposed and End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients are in a condition where both kidneys are impaired and require kidney transplantation or dialysis, and unfortunately, the number of patients with ESRD has grown rap...

Determination of Central Venous Pressure from Intraocular Pressure

Background: In many clinical situations, knowledge of central venous pressure (CVP) is important.  Measurement of CVP is not always possible. Objective: To determine if intraocular pressure (IOP) can be used as an estimate for CVP. Methods: IOP and CVP were measured concurrently in 30 candidates of coronary artery bypass graft surgery.  Those with carotid artery or jugular venous diseases as we...