BACKGROUND: Fontan circulatory failure (FCF) is a chronic state in palliated single ventricle heart disease with high morbidity and mortality rates, including heart failure, multisystem end-organ ...

This risk may not be as great with swallowed topical steroids because they may not be as well absorbed and are rapidly metabolized by the first-pass metabolism through the hepatic circulation. [45] ...

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Boxenbaum, H. Interspecies variation in liver weight, hepatic blood flow, and antipyrine intrinsic clearance: extrapolation of data to benzodiazepines and phenytoin.

A 70-year-old man with liver cirrhosis underwent follow-up examinations at our hospital while awaiting liver transplantation. His medical history included an episode of upper gastrointestinal bleeding ...

Glycine is metabolised into a one-carbon unit, activating mTORC1 signalling via glycine transporter-1. Furthermore, glycine ameliorates hepatic inflammation by inhibiting the nuclear factor-kappa B ...

As far back as the 18th century, cod liver oil was said to 'cure every lameness' and arthritis sufferers still prize this fish oil for the relief of stiffness and pain. Twentieth century science ...

The main exclusion criteria were (1) age <18 years; (2) known active liver disease or abnormal liver function tests; (3) renal impairment; (4) inability to take medication enterally preoperatively; (5 ...

In a fluid flow network such as the portal system, flow and pressure variables can be calculated in analogy to Ohm's law. Accordingly, the portal pressure depends on the hepatic resistance and the ...