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 ...

Portal hypertension is an abnormal increase in blood pressure defined clinically as hepatic venous pressure gradient 5 mmHg in the hepatic portal vein system. Causes of portal hypertension ...

Colonic manifestations of portal hypertension include enlarged hemorrhoids, rectal varices and endoscopic features of diffuse vascular ectasia. The frequency of at least one of these features in ...

Proposed in the early 1980s as a solution for managing complications of portal hypertension, the percutaneous creation of ...

Patient population for the NAVIGATE trial is based on non-invasive tests and clinical criteria utilizing latest treatment guidelines for portal hypertension in MASH cirrhosisBlinded central review ...