Evaluation of portal pressure by doppler ultrasound in patients with cirrhosis before and after simvastatin administration – a randomized controlled trial

Background: Portal hypertension is one of the most frequent complications of cirrhosis. β-adrenergic blockers, with or without organic nitrates, are currently used as hypotensive agents. Statins such as simvastatin seem to be safe for patients with chronic liver diseases and exert multiple pleiotrop...

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Autores principales: Elwan, Nadia, Salah, Raafat, Hamisa, Manal, Shady, Ebtsam, Hawash, Nehad, Abd-Elsalam, Sherief
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: F1000 Research Limited 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5883384/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29707200
http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.13915.1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5883384/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29707200
http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.13915.1

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