Evaluation Of The Portal Pressure By Doppler Ultrasound In Cirrhotic Patients Before And After Simvastatin
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2018-02-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Portal hypertension is not a disease in itself. Rather, it is an indication of an illness,
caused mostly by chronic lesions of the liver because of distinct causes, such as viral
infection, chronic alcoholism, or metabolic disorders. Other reasons include splanchnic
vascular diseases (for example, obstruction of the portal or the hepatic veins). Portal
hypertension is defined as a pressure in the portal vein exceeding the vena cava pressure by
more than 5 mm Hg.