Deleterious Effects of Increased Intra-Abdominal Pressure on Kidney Function

Figure 5

Effects of 7, 10, and 14 mmHg insufflations with CO₂ on (a) glomerular filtration rate (GFR), (b) percentage change in GFR from baseline, (c) renal plasma flow (RPF), and (d) percentage change in RPF from baseline, in sham controls with or without Tadalafil pretreatment and in rats with untreated decompensated CHF and animals with decompensated CHF pretreated with Tadalafil. () versus baseline of each group; (#) versus sham controls [77].

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