Cardiology

Portal Hypertension

Questions discussed in this category

How do you use IVC caliber and collapsibility to guide decisions about diuresis?

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Would you consider sotalol to be a suitable non-selective beta blocker for primary prevention of variceal bleeding in a patient who requires sotalol for treatment of arrhythmia in the setting of Fontan-associated liver disease and clinically significant portal hypertension?

1 Answer available

How can hepatic venous pressure gradients in patients with cirrhosis be used to differentiate between cardiac cirrhosis and portopulmonary hypertension?

In which clinical scenario(s) would you consider checking HVPG?

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Papers discussed in this category

Lancet (London, England), 2019 Mar 22

β blockers to prevent decompensation of cirrhosis in patients with clinically significant portal hypertension (PREDESCI): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial.

American heart journal, 2024 Jul 31

Inferior vena CAVA and lung ultraSound-guided therapy in acute heart failure: A randomized pilot study (CAVAL US-AHF study).

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