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Introduction: Portal hypertension
Portal hypertension: High blood pressure that occurs in the veins leading to the liver. It is usually a result of some sort of liver disease or problem. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Portal hypertension is available below.
Symptoms of Portal hypertension
- Blood in vomit
- See symptoms of esophageal varices
- Blood in stool
- Dark stool
- See symptoms of gastrointestinal bleeding
See full list of 16 symptoms of Portal hypertension
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Causes of Portal hypertension
- Cirrhosis of the liver
- Portal vein thrombosis
- Portal vein compression
- Portal vein abnormality
- Congenital narrowing of the portal vein
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Clinical Trials for Portal hypertension
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Portal hypertension include:
- Phase II Study of Lactulose and Circadian Rhythms in Patients With Cirrhosis - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - lactulose
- Use of Sanvar With Endoscopic Treatment for the Control of Acute Variceal Bleeding - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Sanvar® (vapreotide)
- Short Course Terlipressin for Control of Acute Variceal Bleeding - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - 24 hours Terlipressin
- A Study to Prevent Complications of High Blood Pressure Caused by Hepatitis in Patients With Cirrhosis - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - timolol
- Prevention of Esophageal Varices by Beta-Adrenergic Blockers - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Timolol Maleate
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Definitions of Portal hypertension:
Abnormally increased pressure in the portal venous system, frequently seen in cirrhosis of the liver and other conditions causing obstruction of the portal vein. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Increase in blood pressure in the veins of the portal system caused by obstruction in the liver (often associated with alcoholic cirrhosis), causing enlargement of the spleen and collateral veins - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Portal hypertension is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Portal hypertension, or a subtype of Portal hypertension,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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- External links relating to Portal hypertension
- HYPERTENSION (Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs)
- Hypertension (In a Page: Signs and Symptoms)
- Hypertension (In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)
- HYPERTENSION (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- Pulse pressure, widened (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Blood pressure increase [Hypertension] (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Hypertension* (A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis)
- Pulmonary Hypertension (A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis)
- Hypertension (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
- Hypertensive crisis (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
- Renovascular hypertension (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
- Pregnancy-induced hypertension (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
- Pulmonary hypertension (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
- Pulse pressure, widened (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Blood pressure increase [Hypertension] (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Hypertension (The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter)
- Hypertension (Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis)
- Hypertension (Handbook of Diseases)
- Hypertension, pregnancy-induced (Handbook of Diseases)
- Pulmonary hypertension (Handbook of Diseases)
- Pulse pressure, widened (Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series)
- Pulse pressure, widened (Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
- Hypertension (The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics)
- Pulse pressure, widened (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
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