Gastroenterology

Portal Hypertension

Questions discussed in this category

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?

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Which patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension are ideal candidates to undergo TIPS to reduce perioperative risk in anticipation of an elective surgery?

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How do you approach managing depression symptoms in patients who have had repeated high risk of bleeding?

When do you determine SSRI therapy is unsafe to pursue in such situations?

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How long do you anticoagulate for cirrhosis patients who have portal vein thrombosis extending to the mesenteric veins?

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Papers discussed in this category

Blood, 2014 Oct 15

How I treat splanchnic vein thrombosis.

Pharmacological research, 2016 Aug 10

Bleeding risk under selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants: A meta-analysis of observational studies.

The Annals of pharmacotherapy, 2018 Aug 06

Clinical Management of Bleeding Risk With Antidepressants.

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.

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