Natural history of esophageal varices. In Recent Advances in the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Portal Hypertension (eds Bosch, J. & Rodès, J.) 127–142 (Serono Symposia Review, Rome ...

Changes clinical practice: Patients with portal hypertension and large gastric varices (>/=10mm size), either isolated or associated with esophageal varices, should undergo primary prophylaxis.

Simvastatin could be an effective therapy for portal hypertension, according to a study by Abraldes and colleagues, which shows that the drug decreases portal hypertension and improves liver ...

Background and Aims: Recent progress in the treatment of variceal bleeding might have reduced the impact of variceal bleeding on survival in patients with esophageal varices. We conducted a ...

cirrhosis and portal hypertension. In the pre-specified per-protocol population, the 2 mg/kg dose of belapectin significantly reduced the development of esophageal varices compared to placebo (p 0 ...

leading to the dilation of submucosal structures and the formation of gastric varices. Unlike traditional portal venous hypertension (PVH), SVH does not involve elevated pressures in the main ...

All three posters highlighting clinical data will be presented at the "Portal Hypertension and Other Complications of Cirrhosis” session taking place 8:00 am - 5:00 pm on November 18, 2024: Title: ...

cirrhosis who have clinical signs of portal hypertension and are at risk of developing esophageal varices. Citing data from three patient cohorts who received belapectin 2 mg/kg, belapectin 4 mg ...