Simvastatin could be an effective therapy for portal ... with cirrhosis. Complications of portal hypertension include the development of esophageal varices, ascites, hepatic encephalopathy ...

Causes of portal hypertension can be prehepatic (such as portal vein thrombosis), hepatic (commonly liver cirrhosis and hepatic fibrosis) or posthepatic (such as hepatic vein obstruction).

The mechanism by which patients with portal hypertension develop portal ... hydrostatic pressure of the free or wedged hepatic vein in hepatic cirrhosis. [22] Various studies have shown that ...

Portal hypertension is responsible for the major complications of cirrhosis such as: Ascites Hepatic encephalopathy GI ...