Treatments (NSBB, isosorbide mononitrate, carvedilol, variceal band ligation) were compared as monotherapy or as combination therapy with each other or versus placebo. For cirrhotic patients with ...

Beta blockers should be the first line of prevention against variceal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension. While banding is similarly effective in reducing the incidence of ...

Approximately half of patients with advanced liver disease have varicose veins in the esophagus and stomach, and a more than a fifth of them experience bleeding from these varices into the digestive ...

Gastroesophageal variceal bleeding was common in patients with portal vein thrombosis without cirrhosis. The progression of varices at high risk for bleeding were similar to the development of varices ...

Scientists opine that beta blockers should be the first line of prevention against variceal bleeding in patients suffering from cirrhosis and portal hypertension. Patients with liver disease often ...

Blood transfusion did not significantly improve the prognosis of patients with digestive bleeding by esophageal varices, according to a study in Open Access Journal of Gastroenterology. “Digestive ...

In the present study, we were able to confirm several previous observations concerning variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients, although there were some differences in the etiology of cirrhosis ...

Esophageal varices, resulting from portal hypertension, are a significant complication of liver cirrhosis. As varices become larger, there is increased risk of rupture with upper gastrointestinal ...

April 29, 2009 (Copenhagen, Denmark) — Alcoholic liver cirrhosis complicated by ascites and variceal bleeding has a strong association with mortality, according to data from a study of the clinical ...

People who drink heavily or who have hepatitis C may develop liver cirrhosis (scarring). This can cause bleeding arising from swollen veins in the gullet (oesophagus), which is potentially life ...