The syndrome of cirrhotic cardiomyopathy, first recognized in 1969 but mistakenly presumed to reflect latent alcoholic cardiomyopathy in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis, is now recognized to occur in all forms of cirrhosis, alcoholic and non-alcoholic, and thus is associated with cirrhosis per se. The hallmark of the syndrome is normal or increased ventricular contractility at rest, but depre...

• Objective: To evaluate the available evidence supporting the use of albumin for diagnosis and treatment of hepatorenal syndrome (HRS). • Methods: We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library for articles published in English between 1966 and March 2013. To evaluate the role of albumin in the diagnosis of HRS, we looked for trials comparing albumin to other plasma expanders. To evalua...

Hepatorenal syndrome is a unique form of acute kidney injury seen in patients with acute liver failure or chronic liver disease in absence of any other identifiable cause of renal failure. It is primarily a diagnosis of exclusion. Despite of good pathophysiological understanding and better available therapeutic options for management of hepatorenal syndrome, it is still associated with signific...

Abstract Background Hepatorenal syndrome is a potentially fatal complication of advanced liver disease. Markers for early diagnosis and identification high-risk patients are lacking. Our aim was to evaluate the role renal Duplex ultrasonography in prediction hepatorenal syndrome. This study included 50 patients. Clinical assessment, function tests, hepatitis C virus antibody, kidney abdominal c...

• Absence of parenchymal kidney disease as indicated by proteinuria >500 mg/day, micro-hematuria (>50 RBC/high power field) and/or abnormal renal ultrasound International Ascites Club, November 2005 • No current or recent treatment with nephrotoxic drugs • Absence of shock b.w per day up to a maximum of 100 g/day • Serum creatinine over 1.5 mg/dL (133 μmol/L) • Cirrhosis with ascites Table 1: D...