which shows that the drug decreases portal hypertension and improves liver perfusion in patients with cirrhosis. Complications of portal hypertension include the development of esophageal varices ...

Portal hypertension (PHT) is a severe complication of chronic liver disease, like cirrhosis, where increased pressure builds up in the portal vein. This major blood vessel drains blood from the ...

A recent study from MedUni Vienna found that as portal hypertension worsens, inflammation in the body also increases. This means that people with severe liver disease not only have high blood pressure ...

Splenic venous hypertension (SVH), also known as left-sided portal hypertension, is a rare condition characterized by upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding in the absence of liver disease.

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Rare Disease Day is February 28. Primary sclerosing cholangitis or PSC is a rare liver disease characterized by progressive ...

(NASDAQ: GALT), the leading developer of therapeutics that target galectin proteins, today announced that three abstracts from ongoing Phase 2b/3 adaptive, NAVIGATE trial in patients with MASH ...

Jordi is member of the Steering Committees of the Basic Research Committee and the Portal Hypertension Special Interest Group of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD ...