The Eye as a Non-Invasive Window to the Microcirculation in Liver Cirrhosis: A Prospective Pilot Study

The Eye as a Non-Invasive Window to the Microcirculation in Liver Cirrhosis: A Prospective Pilot Study

Microcirculatory dysfunction is associated with organ failure, poor response to vasoactive drugs and increased mortality in cirrhosis, but monitoring techniques are not established. We hypothesized that the chorioretinal structures of the eye could be visualized as a non-invasive proxy of the system...

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Main Authors: Fiona J Gifford, Francesca Moroni, Tariq E Farrah, Kirstie Hetherington, Tom J MacGillivray, Peter C Hayes, Neeraj Dhaun, Jonathan A Fallowfield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
microcirculation
cirrhosis
optical coherence tomography
renal dysfunction
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/10/3332

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