Should we routinely measure portal pressure in patients with cirrhosis, using hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) as a guide for prophylaxis and therapy of bleeding and rebleeding? No.

Thalheimer, Ulrich; Bellis, Lia; Puoti, Claudio; Burroughs, Andrew K

Thalheimer, Ulrich; Bellis, Lia; Puoti, Claudio; Burroughs, Andrew K.

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Thalheimer U; The Sheila Sherlock Liver Centre, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.

Eur J Intern Med ; 22(1): 5-7, 2011 Feb.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21238884

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Blood Pressure Determination; Hemorrhage/prevention & control; Hypertension, Portal/physiopathology; Liver Cirrhosis/physiopathology; Portal Pressure; Adrenergic beta-Antagonists/therapeutic use; Hemodynamics; Hemorrhage/etiology; Humans; Hypertension, Portal/complications; Hypertension, Portal/drug therapy; Hypertension, Portal/etiology; Liver Cirrhosis/complications; Predictive Value of Tests; Secondary Prevention; Severity of Illness Index; Treatment Outcome

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Blood Pressure Determination / Portal Pressure / Hemorrhage / Hypertension, Portal / Liver Cirrhosis Type of study: Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Eur J Intern Med Journal subject: MEDICINA INTERNA Year: 2011 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United kingdom Country of publication: Netherlands

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