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decompensation [diːˌkɒmpɛnˈseɪʃən] n (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol inability of an organ, esp the heart, to maintain its function due to overload caused by a disease How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Interleukin-6 levels are inversely correlated with heart rate variability in patients with decompensated heart failure. An arterial blood gas analysis revealed severely decompensated respiratory acidosis. In addition, most of the HIV-positive patients who knew they were also positive for HCV were unaware of the potentially fatal aspect of this infection, and some of them realized they had a serious disease only after experiencing symptoms of decompensated liver disease. |
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