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Cirrhotic portal hypertension: From pathophysiology to novel therapeutics

Portal hypertension and bleeding from gastroesophageal varices is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with cirrhosis. Portal hypertension is initiated by increased intrahepatic vascular resistance and a hyperdynamic circulatory state. The latter is characterized by a high cardiac...

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Autores principales: Gunarathne, Lakmie S, Rajapaksha, Harinda, Shackel, Nicholas, Angus, Peter W, Herath, Chandana B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7596642/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33177789
http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v26.i40.6111