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Table of contents (35 papers)
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Front Matter
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Mechanism of disease progression
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Pathophysiology: increased resistance and increased blood flow
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Mini-symposium: Possibilities of manipulating NO biosynthesis in the treatment of portal hypertension
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About this book
Portal hypertension is the most important complication of a great variety of both acute and chronic liver diseases. Nevertheless, hepatic cirrhosis is the most frequent cause of portal hypertension. Gastrointestinal bleeding due to rupture of oesophageal varices is, without doubt, the most severe complication of portal hypertension. At present, great advances are being made in the pathophysiology and in the development of new therapeutic tools for controlling and preventing this severe clinical event.
This book contains the papers presented and discussed during the Symposium on 'Portal Hypertension in the 21st Century', held in Montréal, Canada, in April 2004, and sponsored by Axcan Pharma Inc. and NicOx S.A. There are eight sections covering basic mechanisms, new drugs, prevention and current treatment of variceal bleeding, prevention of recurrent bleeding and hepatic hemodynamic monitoring.
An international faculty of authors have contributed chapters at an outstanding scientific level which will be vital reading for scientists and clinicians alike.
Editors and Affiliations
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Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
R. J. Groszmann
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Hepatic Hemodynamic Laboratory Liver Unit, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Spain
J. Bosch
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Portal Hypertension in the 21st Century
Book Subtitle: The proceedings of a symposium sponsored by Axcan Pharma Inc. and NicOx S.A., held in Montrél, Canada, April 2–4, 2004
Editors: R. J. Groszmann, J. Bosch
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1042-9
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2004
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-8797-8Published: 17 August 2004
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-3774-7Published: 29 October 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-1042-9Published: 27 June 2011
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 370
Topics: Hepatology, Biomedicine general