The global portal hypertension drugs market is thriving due to rising liver disease rates, particularly cirrhosis and hepatitis, and an aging global population, leading to heightened demand for ...

Spleen stiffness measurement (SSM) offers a noninvasive method to diagnose portal hypertension in BCR::ABL1-negative MPN patients, potentially improving patient management. SSM captures hepatic ...

Chronic liver disease (CLD) and its advanced stage, cirrhosis, represent a significant global health burden, with portal ...

Portal hypertension occurs when the portal vein that carries blood from the digestive organs to the liver is blocked, causing increased pressure. This increased pressure then causes varices to appear ...

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A physician-scientist at UT Southwestern Medical Center and his research team have identified mechanisms causing a potentially deadly type of hypertension that results from liver damage -- findings ...

In a new study, a therapeutic agent called sorafenib dramatically improved the condition of rats with portal hypertension. The drug is already approved in several countries for treatment of kidney and ...

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 perfusion ...

Portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG) is often seen in patients with portal hypertension, and can lead to transfusion-dependent anemia as well as acute, life-threatening bleeding episodes. This Review ...

The mechanism by which patients with portal hypertension develop portal hypertensive gastropathy has yet to be fully clarified. Its pathogenesis is known to be multifactorial, involving elevations in ...

Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005;2(6):246-247. For centuries, gastrointestinal bleeding has been recognized as a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with pathology of the ...