Enfermedades hepáticas de causa cardiovascular
- Martínez González, Javier
- Tejedor Bravo, M.
- Martín Mateos, R. M.
- Albillos Martínez, Agustín
ISSN: 0304-5412
Year of publication: 2012
Issue Title: Enfermedades del aparato digestivo (X): enfermedades hepáticas
Series: 11
Issue: 10
Pages: 601-607
Type: Article
More publications in: Medicine: Programa de Formación Médica Continuada Acreditado
Abstract
Among liver diseases due to cardiovascular pathology, four are of main interest: ischemic hepatitis (due to a lack of blood flow). liver involvement in heatstroke (which can be understood as a form of ischemic hepatitis). congestive hepatopathy due to heart failure and hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia which show alterations in hepatic vasculature. Diagnosis of these entities is mainly clinical, but imaging techniques provide additional information. Treatment and prognosis of ischemic hepatitis and congestive hepatopathy depends on the underlying cause. In case of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia treatment addresses both symptoms and vascular shunts.