Following SVR, 140 patients had a hepatic venous pressure gradient reduction of 10% or more from baseline and 90 patients had a reduction of 20% or more, while 176 patients had persistent clinically ...

Just like the hypertension that people develop when their blood pressure increases, the increase of blood pressure in the main vein that supplies blood to the liver, called the portal vein, is also a ...

Amsterdam, the Netherlands — In a multivariate analysis of compensated cirrhotic patients infected with hepatitis C virus, spleen stiffness and model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score emerged ...

VIENNA — Emricasan missed its primary endpoint of hepatic venous pressure gradient reduction in all patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis-related compensated cirrhosis and severe portal ...

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands — Nonselective beta-blocker therapy improves gastrointestinal permeability and decreases intestinal bacterial translocation in patients with cirrhosis and esophageal varices ...

THERE is much to be learned regarding the natural history of portal hypertension in cirrhosis. This is a natural consequence of the lack of a technic for direct measurement of portal pressure and the ...

Portal hypertension is characterized by elevated pressures across the portal venous system and early intervention is challenging as patients are typically asymptomatic until later stages of disease.

Sildenafil, a drug also sold as Viagra and known for treating erectile dysfunction (male impotence) and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), does not influence blood flow in patients with cirrhosis, ...

Just like the hypertension that people develop when their blood pressure increases, the increase of blood pressure in the main vein that supplies blood to the liver, called the portal vein, is also a ...