Card 8 / 30: A 65 year old woman has primary biliary cirrhosis and is awaiting liver transplantation. She has ascites and spider angiomata on physical examination and large esophageal varices on upper endoscopy. Which of the following would most likely be decreased?
A) Resistance to blood flow through the liver
B) Rate of blood flow through the splanchnic circulation
C) Level of vasodilators in the blood
D) Hepatic vein pressure gradient
E) Peripheral vascular resistance

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