Relevance of the mTOR signaling pathway in the pathophysiology of splenomegaly in rats with chronic portal hypertension.
J. Hepatol.
2010;52;4


Management of varices and variceal hemorrhage in cirrhosis.
N. Engl. J. Med.
2010;362;9
Acute and long-term effects of inhaled iloprost in portopulmonary hypertension.
Liver Transpl.
2010;16;3
Atrophy of mesenteric sympathetic innervation may contribute to splanchnic vasodilation in rat portal hypertension.
Liver Int.
2009
NCX-1000, a Nitric Oxide-Releasing Derivative of UDCA, Does Not Decrease Portal Pressure in Patients With Cirrhosis: Results of a Randomized, Double-Blind, Dose-Escalating Study.
Am. J. Gastroenterol.
2009
Advances in cellular therapy: 5th International Symposium on the clinical use of cellular products, 19 and 20 March 2009, Nürnberg, Germany.
Cancer Immunol. Immunother.
2009

The clinical use of HVPG measurements in chronic liver disease.
Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol
2009;6;10


Pharmacological versus endoscopic therapy in the prevention of variceal hemorrhage: and the winner is...
Hepatology
2009;50;3
Prognostic value of acute hemodynamic response to i.v. propranolol in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension.
J. Hepatol.
2009;51;2


Nadolol plus isosorbide mononitrate alone or associated with band ligation in the prevention of recurrent bleeding: a multicentre randomised controlled trial.
Gut
2009;58;8
Idiopathic portal hypertension in patients with HIV infection treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy.
Am. J. Gastroenterol.
2009;104;7
Prevalence and vertical transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi infection among pregnant Latin American women attending 2 maternity clinics in Barcelona, Spain.
Clin. Infect. Dis.
2009;48;12

Incidence, prevalence, and clinical significance of abnormal hematologic indices in compensated cirrhosis.
Clin. Gastroenterol. Hepatol.
2009;7;6

Hepatic venous pressure gradient predicts development of hepatocellular carcinoma independently of severity of cirrhosis.
J. Hepatol.
2009;50;5
Hepatic expression of CXC chemokines predicts portal hypertension and survival in patients with alcoholic hepatitis.
Gastroenterology
2009;136;5


Simvastatin lowers portal pressure in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension: a randomized controlled trial.
Gastroenterology
2009;136;5

Lipid lowering for primary prevention.
Lancet
2009;373;9670
Beneficial effects of sorafenib on splanchnic, intrahepatic, and portocollateral circulations in portal hypertensive and cirrhotic rats.
Hepatology
2009;49;4

Angiogenesis in liver disease.
J. Hepatol.
2009;50;3
Apelin signaling modulates splanchnic angiogenesis and portosystemic collateral vessel formation in rats with portal hypertension.
J. Hepatol.
2009;50;2

Superoxide dismutase gene transfer reduces portal pressure in CCl4 cirrhotic rats with portal hypertension.
Gut
2009;58;1


Aetiology of cirrhosis of the liver has an impact on survival predicted by the Model of End-stage Liver Disease score.
Eur. J. Clin. Invest.
2009;39;1

Towards the non-invasive diagnosis of cirrhosis: the nuts-cirrhosis connection.
J. Hepatol.
2009;50;1
Portal hypertension-related complications after acute portal vein thrombosis: impact of early anticoagulation.
Clin. Gastroenterol. Hepatol.
2008;6;12

Improved survival with nonselective beta blockers.
Hepatology
2008;48;6

TIPS for Budd-Chiari syndrome: long-term results and prognostics factors in 124 patients.
Gastroenterology
2008;135;3

Reliability of transient elastography for the diagnosis of advanced fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C.
Gut
2008;57;9

Extrahepatic portal vein thrombosis.
Semin. Liver Dis.
2008;28;3
Three-day tetrahydrobiopterin therapy increases in vivo hepatic NOS activity and reduces portal pressure in CCl4 cirrhotic rats.
J. Hepatol.
2008;49;2

Review article: the modern management of portal hypertension--primary and secondary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients.
Aliment. Pharmacol. Ther.
2008;28;2
Down-regulation of genes related to the adrenergic system may contribute to splanchnic vasodilation in rat portal hypertension.
J. Hepatol.
2008;49;1

Portal hypertension and its complications.
Gastroenterology
2008;134;6
Noninvasive prediction of clinically significant portal hypertension and esophageal varices in patients with compensated liver cirrhosis.
Am. J. Gastroenterol.
2008;103;5

Primary prophylaxis of esophageal variceal bleeding in cirrhosis.
Gastroenterol. Clin. Biol.
2008;32;5 Pt 1
Portal hypertension and variceal bleeding--unresolved issues. Summary of an American Association for the study of liver diseases and European Association for the study of the liver single-topic conference.
Hepatology
2008;47;5


Recombinant factor VIIa for variceal bleeding in patients with advanced cirrhosis: A randomized, controlled trial.
Hepatology
2008;47;5

Portal hypertension: pre-primary and primary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding.
Dig Liver Dis
2008;40;5

Effects of ramipril and rosiglitazone on cardiovascular and renal outcomes in people with impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose: results of the Diabetes REduction Assessment with ramipril and rosiglitazone Medication (DREAM) trial.
Diabetes Care
2008;31;5
Large-conductance calcium-activated potassium channels modulate vascular tone in experimental cirrhosis.
Liver Int.
2008;28;4
Increased oxidative stress in cirrhotic rat livers: A potential mechanism contributing to reduced nitric oxide bioavailability.
Hepatology
2008;47;4

Portal hypertension and gastrointestinal bleeding.
Semin. Liver Dis.
2008;28;1

Hepatic venous pressure gradient and prognosis in patients with acute variceal bleeding treated with pharmacologic and endoscopic therapy.
J. Hepatol.
2008;48;2

Platelet count is not a predictor of the presence or development of gastroesophageal varices in cirrhosis.
Hepatology
2008;47;1

The management of portal hypertension: rational basis, available treatments and future options.
J. Hepatol.
2008;48 Suppl 1
Presence of bacterial-DNA in cirrhosis identifies a subgroup of patients with marked inflammatory response not related to endotoxin.
J. Hepatol.
2008;48;1
Endoscopic balloon dilation of anastomotic strictures occurring after laparoscopic gastric bypass for morbid obesity.
Dig Dis
2008;26;4
Specific barriers to the conduct of randomized trials.
Clin Trials
2008;5;1
Sensible guidelines for the conduct of large randomized trials.
Clin Trials
2008;5;1
How to prevent varices from bleeding: shades of grey--the case for nonselective beta blockers.
Gastroenterology
2007;133;6

The treatment of acute variceal bleeding.
J. Clin. Gastroenterol.
2007;41 Suppl 3

Vascular deterioration in cirrhosis: the big picture.
J. Clin. Gastroenterol.
2007;41 Suppl 3
Reversal of portal hypertension and hyperdynamic splanchnic circulation by combined vascular endothelial growth factor and platelet-derived growth factor blockade in rats.
Hepatology
2007;46;4
Evidence against a role for NADPH oxidase modulating hepatic vascular tone in cirrhosis.
Gastroenterology
2007;133;3



Hepatic venous pressure gradient predicts clinical decompensation in patients with compensated cirrhosis.
Gastroenterology
2007;133;2

Enhanced vasoconstrictor prostanoid production by sinusoidal endothelial cells increases portal perfusion pressure in cirrhotic rat livers.
J. Hepatol.
2007;47;2
An integrated MELD model including serum sodium and age improves the prediction of early mortality in patients with cirrhosis.
Liver Transpl.
2007;13;8


Patency of stents covered with polytetrafluoroethylene in patients treated by transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts: long-term results of a randomized multicentre study.
Liver Int.
2007;27;6

[Listeria monocytogenes bacteremia: analysis of 110 episodes]
Med Clin (Barc)
2007;129;6
Simvastatin treatment improves liver sinusoidal endothelial dysfunction in CCl4 cirrhotic rats.
J. Hepatol.
2007;46;6

Efficacy of antiviral therapy on hepatitis C recurrence after liver transplantation: a randomized controlled study.
Gastroenterology
2007;132;5

Aldolase provides an unusual binding site for thrombospondin-related anonymous protein in the invasion machinery of the malaria parasite.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.
2007;104;17
NAD(P)H oxidase modulates angiogenesis and the development of portosystemic collaterals and splanchnic hyperaemia in portal hypertensive rats.
Gut
2007;56;4

Potential role of antioxidants in the treatment of portal hypertension.
J. Hepatol.
2007;46;2
Hepatic expression of candidate genes in patients with alcoholic hepatitis: correlation with disease severity.
Gastroenterology
2007;132;2

The extent of the collateral circulation influences the postprandial increase in portal pressure in patients with cirrhosis.
Gut
2007;56;2

Current concepts on the pathophysiology of portal hypertension.
Ann Hepatol
2007;6;1
Identification and functional characterization of the hepatic stellate cell CD38 cell surface molecule.
Am. J. Pathol.
2007;170;1

Transient elastography for diagnosis of advanced fibrosis and portal hypertension in patients with hepatitis C recurrence after liver transplantation.
Liver Transpl.
2006;12;12

Hepatic vein pressure gradient reduction and prevention of variceal bleeding in cirrhosis: a systematic review.
Gastroenterology
2006;131;5

Measurement of portal pressure and its role in the management of chronic liver disease.
Semin. Liver Dis.
2006;26;4


Effect of ramipril on the incidence of diabetes.
N. Engl. J. Med.
2006;355;15


Effect of rosiglitazone on the frequency of diabetes in patients with impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose: a randomised controlled trial.
Lancet
2006;368;9541

Predictions from a hard liver.
J. Hepatol.
2006;45;2
Effects of splenic artery occlusion on portal pressure in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension.
Liver Transpl.
2006;12;8
The eNOS cofactor tetrahydrobiopterin improves endothelial dysfunction in livers of rats with CCl4 cirrhosis.
Hepatology
2006;44;1
Effects of propranolol on venous compliance in conscious rats with pre-hepatic portal hypertension.
J. Hepatol.
2006;44;6
Heme oxygenase attenuates oxidative stress and inflammation, and increases VEGF expression in portal hypertensive rats.
J. Hepatol.
2006;44;6
Feasibility and safety of pancreatic islet transplantation in the liver by portal vein catheterization using the transjugular route.
Transplantation
2006;81;8
Noncirrhotic portal vein thrombosis exhibits neuropsychological and MR changes consistent with minimal hepatic encephalopathy.
Hepatology
2006;43;4

Structure of the MTIP-MyoA complex, a key component of the malaria parasite invasion motor.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.
2006;103;13

Pharmacological reduction of portal pressure and long-term risk of first variceal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis.
Am. J. Gastroenterol.
2006;101;3

Hepatic venous pressure gradient identifies patients at risk of severe hepatitis C recurrence after liver transplantation.
Hepatology
2006;43;3

Ascorbic acid improves the intrahepatic endothelial dysfunction of patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension.
Hepatology
2006;43;3
Influence of beta-2 adrenergic receptor gene polymorphism on the hemodynamic response to propranolol in patients with cirrhosis.
Hepatology
2006;43;1
Systemic hemodynamics, vasoactive systems, and plasma volume in patients with severe Budd-Chiari syndrome.
Hepatology
2006;43;1
Independent design and conduct of clinical trials.
Clin Trials
2006;3;6

Utility of color Doppler ultrasonography predicting tips dysfunction.
Am. J. Gastroenterol.
2005;100;12



Beta-blockers to prevent gastroesophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis.
N. Engl. J. Med.
2005;353;21
Effect of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt on pulmonary gas exchange in patients with portal hypertension and hepatopulmonary syndrome.
World J. Gastroenterol.
2005;11;43

Endoscopic band ligation in the treatment of portal hypertension.
Nature clinical practice. Gastroenterology & hepatology
2005;2;11

The management of portal hypertension.
Clin Liver Dis
2005;9;4
Pathophysiology of portal hypertension in HCV-related cirrhosis. Putative role of assessment of portal pressure gradient in Peginterferon-treated patients.
Dig Liver Dis
2005;37;11

Portal hypertension secondary to myelofibrosis: a study of three cases.
Am. J. Gastroenterol.
2005;100;10
P-selectin mediates leukocyte rolling in concanavalin-A-induced hepatitis.
Liver Int.
2005;25;5



A randomized unblinded pilot study comparing albumin versus hydroxyethyl starch in spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.
Hepatology
2005;42;3
Inhibition of VEGF receptor-2 decreases the development of hyperdynamic splanchnic circulation and portal-systemic collateral vessels in portal hypertensive rats.
J. Hepatol.
2005;43;1

Increased hepatic resistance: a new target in the pharmacologic therapy of portal hypertension.
J. Clin. Gastroenterol.
2005;39;4 Suppl 2
Sinusoidal endothelial COX-1-derived prostanoids modulate the hepatic vascular tone of cirrhotic rat livers.
Am. J. Physiol. Gastrointest. Liver Physiol.
2005;288;4


Effects of long-term vitamin E supplementation on cardiovascular events and cancer: a randomized controlled trial.
JAMA
2005;293;11

The coagulopathy of cirrhosis: myth or reality?
Hepatology
2005;41;3



Is treatment with nadolol effective against the growth of small esophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis?
Nature clinical practice. Gastroenterology & hepatology
2005;2;1

Variceal bleeding: pharmacological therapy.
Dig Dis
2005;23;1


PTFE-covered stents improve TIPS patency in Budd-Chiari syndrome.
Hepatology
2004;40;5


Recombinant factor VIIa for upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis: a randomized, double-blind trial.
Gastroenterology
2004;127;4

Effect of intravenous albumin on systemic and hepatic hemodynamics and vasoactive neurohormonal systems in patients with cirrhosis and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.
J. Hepatol.
2004;41;3

Review article: the relevance of portal pressure and other risk factors in acute gastro-oesophageal variceal bleeding.
Aliment. Pharmacol. Ther.
2004;20 Suppl 3



Rationale, design and recruitment characteristics of a large, simple international trial of diabetes prevention: the DREAM trial.
Diabetologia
2004;47;9



Thalidomide for patients with relapsed multiple myeloma after high-dose chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation: results of an open-label multicenter phase 2 study of efficacy, toxicity, and biological activity.
Mayo Clin. Proc.
2004;79;7

[Functional component of portal hypertension]
Gastroenterol Hepatol
2004;27;6

Monitoring of HVPG during pharmacological therapy: evidence in favor of the prognostic value of a 20% reduction.
Hepatology
2004;39;6




The resistance of the cirrhotic liver: a new target for the treatment of portal hypertension. 1985.
J. Hepatol.
2004;40;6

[Vasoactive drugs for the treatment of bleeding esophageal varices]
Gastroenterol. Clin. Biol.
2004;28 Spec No 2
Anti-VEGF receptor-2 monoclonal antibody prevents portal-systemic collateral vessel formation in portal hypertensive mice.
Gastroenterology
2004;126;3


Simvastatin enhances hepatic nitric oxide production and decreases the hepatic vascular tone in patients with cirrhosis.
Gastroenterology
2004;126;3


Improved clinical outcome using polytetrafluoroethylene-coated stents for TIPS: results of a randomized study.
Gastroenterology
2004;126;2

Medical management of variceal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis.
Can. J. Gastroenterol.
2004;18;2

Sonography of the caudate vein: value in diagnosing Budd-Chiari syndrome.
AJR Am J Roentgenol
2003;181;6
Effects of the V1a vasopressin agonist F-180 on portal hypertension-related bleeding in portal hypertensive rats.
Hepatology
2003;38;6


Decreasing hepatic vascular tone by liver-specific NO donors: wishful thinking or a promising reality?
J. Hepatol.
2003;39;6

Hemostatic effect of activated recombinant factor VII (rFVIIa) in liver disease: studies in an in vitro model.
J. Hepatol.
2003;39;6
Cyclooxygenase-1 inhibition corrects endothelial dysfunction in cirrhotic rat livers.
J. Hepatol.
2003;39;4

Left ventricular hypertrophy in rats with biliary cirrhosis.
Hepatology
2003;38;3

Quality of care in profit vs not-for-profit dialysis centers.
JAMA
2003;289;23



Propranolol plus placebo versus propranolol plus isosorbide-5-mononitrate in the prevention of a first variceal bleed: a double-blind RCT.
Hepatology
2003;37;6
Hemodynamic response to pharmacological treatment of portal hypertension and long-term prognosis of cirrhosis.
Hepatology
2003;37;4



Prevention of variceal rebleeding.
Lancet
2003;361;9361


Low doses of isosorbide mononitrate attenuate the postprandial increase in portal pressure in patients with cirrhosis.
Hepatology
2003;37;2

Preventing stroke with ramipril--authors' reply.
BMJ
2003;326;7379
Cyclooxygenase-derived products modulate the increased intrahepatic resistance of cirrhotic rat livers.
Hepatology
2003;37;1
Acute propranolol administration effectively decreases portal pressure in patients with TIPS dysfunction. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.
Gut
2003;52;1


Current management of portal hypertension.
J. Hepatol.
2003;38 Suppl 1



Randomized comparison of long-term carvedilol and propranolol administration in the treatment of portal hypertension in cirrhosis.
Hepatology
2002;36;6




Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting versus paracentesis plus albumin for refractory ascites in cirrhosis.
Gastroenterology
2002;123;6

Novel approaches to treat portal hypertension.
J. Gastroenterol. Hepatol.
2002;17 Suppl 3


A la carte or menu fixe: Improving pharmacologic therapy of portal hypertension.
Hepatology
2002;36;6




Effects of vitamin E on cardiovascular and microvascular outcomes in high-risk patients with diabetes: results of the HOPE study and MICRO-HOPE substudy.
Diabetes Care
2002;25;11
Increasing intra-abdominal pressure increases pressure, volume, and wall tension in esophageal varices.
Hepatology
2002;36;4 Pt 1

Somatostatin and analogues in portal hypertension.
Hepatology
2002;35;6



Use of ramipril in preventing stroke: double blind randomised trial.
BMJ
2002;324;7339

Assessment of therapeutic benefit of antiviral therapy in chronic hepatitis C: is hepatic venous pressure gradient a better end point?
Gut
2002;50;3


Total effective vascular compliance in patients with cirrhosis. Effects of propranolol.
J. Hepatol.
2002;36;3
5-lipoxygenase inhibition reduces intrahepatic vascular resistance of cirrhotic rat livers: a possible role of cysteinyl-leukotrienes.
Gastroenterology
2002;122;2



TIPS versus drug therapy in preventing variceal rebleeding in advanced cirrhosis: a randomized controlled trial.
Hepatology
2002;35;2
TIPS is a useful long-term derivative therapy for patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome uncontrolled by medical therapy.
Hepatology
2002;35;1




Multicenter randomized controlled trial comparing different schedules of somatostatin in the treatment of acute variceal bleeding.
J. Hepatol.
2001;35;6



Propranolol for the prevention of first esophageal variceal hemorrhage: a lifetime commitment?
Hepatology
2001;34;6



Budd-Chiari syndrome secondary to antiphospholipid syndrome: clinical and immunologic characteristics of 43 patients.
Medicine (Baltimore)
2001;80;6

Salvage transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt: is it really life-saving?
J. Hepatol.
2001;35;5


Ramipril and the development of diabetes.
JAMA
2001;286;15

Pharmacological treatment of portal hypertension.
Curr Opin Investig Drugs
2001;2;10



Isosorbide mononitrate in the prevention of first variceal bleed in patients who cannot receive beta-blockers.
Gastroenterology
2001;121;4
Renal failure after upper gastrointestinal bleeding in cirrhosis: incidence, clinical course, predictive factors, and short-term prognosis.
Hepatology
2001;34;4 Pt 1
CD84 functions as a homophilic adhesion molecule and enhances IFN-gamma secretion: adhesion is mediated by Ig-like domain 1.
J. Immunol.
2001;167;7

Comparative effects of the novel vasotocin analogue F-180 vs. vasopressin and terlipressin on systemic and splanchnic isolated vessels from portal hypertensive rats.
Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch. Pharmacol.
2001;364;3

Assessment of portal hypertension in humans.
Clin Liver Dis
2001;5;3



Randomized comparison of long-term losartan versus propranolol in lowering portal pressure in cirrhosis.
Gastroenterology
2001;121;2

Stenosis of the suprahepatic inferior vena cava as a complication of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in Budd-Chiari patients.
Liver Transpl.
2001;7;7

Molecular characterization and expression of a novel human leukocyte cell-surface marker homologous to mouse Ly-9.
Blood
2001;97;11
Neutrophil adhesion is impaired in the mesentery but not in the liver sinusoids of portal hypertensive rats.
Am. J. Physiol. Gastrointest. Liver Physiol.
2001;280;6



Renal insufficiency as a predictor of cardiovascular outcomes and the impact of ramipril: the HOPE randomized trial.
Ann. Intern. Med.
2001;134;8
Effects of blood volume restitution following a portal hypertensive-related bleeding in anesthetized cirrhotic rats.
Hepatology
2001;33;4

Selective arterial embolization for life threatening hemobilia after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt placement.
J. Hepatol.
2001;34;1


Desensitization to the effects of intravenous octreotide in cirrhotic patients with portal hypertension.
Gastroenterology
2001;120;1

[Budd-Chiari syndrome]
Gastroenterol Hepatol
2000;23;10

Medical treatment of portal hypertension.
Baillieres Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol
2000;14;6


Prevention of variceal rebleeding: endoscopes, drugs, and more.
Hepatology
2000;32;3




Multicenter randomized controlled trial of terlipressin versus sclerotherapy in the treatment of acute variceal bleeding: the TEST study.
Hepatology
2000;32;3
CO(2) wedged hepatic venography in the evaluation of portal hypertension.
Gut
2000;46;6
Angiotensin II induces contraction and proliferation of human hepatic stellate cells.
Gastroenterology
2000;118;6
Predictive value of the variceal pressure response to continued pharmacological therapy in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension.
Hepatology
2000;31;5
Ascites after liver transplantation.
Liver Transpl.
2000;6;2


The sixth Carlos E. Rubio Memorial Lecture. Prevention and treatment of variceal hemorrhage.
P R Health Sci J
2000;19;1
The role of portal pressure in the severity of bleeding in portal hypertensive rats.
Hepatology
2000;31;3


[A 66-year-old man with fever of 5 months evolution]
Med Clin (Barc)
2000;114;3



Effects of an angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor, ramipril, on cardiovascular events in high-risk patients. The Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation Study Investigators.
N. Engl. J. Med.
2000;342;3



Vitamin E supplementation and cardiovascular events in high-risk patients. The Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation Study Investigators.
N. Engl. J. Med.
2000;342;3

Complications of cirrhosis. I. Portal hypertension.
J. Hepatol.
2000;32;1 Suppl
Enhanced monocyte activation and hepatotoxicity in response to endotoxin in portal hypertension.
J. Hepatol.
2000;32;1
Wedged hepatic venous pressure adequately reflects portal pressure in hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis.
Hepatology
1999;30;6

Effects of end-to-side portacaval shunt and distal splenorenal shunt on systemic and pulmonary haemodynamics in patients with cirrhosis.
J. Gastroenterol. Hepatol.
1999;14;11
Hyperkinetic circulation and decreased sensitivity to vasoconstrictors following portacaval shunt in the rat. Effects of chronic nitric oxide inhibition.
J. Hepatol.
1999;31;4
Prognostic value of early measurements of portal pressure in acute variceal bleeding.
Gastroenterology
1999;117;3
Th1 predominance and perforin expression in minor salivary glands from patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome.
J. Autoimmun.
1999;13;1

Impaired mesenteric leukocyte recruitment in experimental portal hypertension in the rat.
Hepatology
1999;30;2



Carvedilol, a new nonselective beta-blocker with intrinsic anti- Alpha1-adrenergic activity, has a greater portal hypotensive effect than propranolol in patients with cirrhosis.
Hepatology
1999;30;1

Influence of pharmacological agents on portal hemodynamics: basis for its use in the treatment of portal hypertension.
Semin. Liver Dis.
1999;19;4

Pharmacological treatment of portal hypertension: an evidence-based approach.
Semin. Liver Dis.
1999;19;4


Effects of increasing blood hemoglobin levels on systemic hemodynamics of acutely anemic cirrhotic patients.
J. Hepatol.
1998;29;5

[Terlipressin in the treatment of portal hypertension]
Gastroenterol Hepatol
1998;21;9




Randomized controlled trial of sclerotherapy versus somatostatin infusion in the prevention of early rebleeding following acute variceal hemorrhage in patients with cirrhosis. Variceal Bleeding Study Group.
J. Hepatol.
1998;29;5
Prevalence of the Cys282Tyr and His63Asp HFE gene mutations in Spanish patients with hereditary hemochromatosis and in controls.
J. Hepatol.
1998;29;5
Portal hypertension and variceal bleeding: an AASLD single topic symposium.
Hepatology
1998;28;3


Effects of propranolol on the hepatic hemodynamic response to physical exercise in patients with cirrhosis.
Hepatology
1998;28;3

Effects of carbon dioxide vs helium pneumoperitoneum on hepatic blood flow.
Surg Endosc
1998;12;9
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in hepatorenal syndrome: effects on renal function and vasoactive systems.
Hepatology
1998;28;2

Medical treatment of portal hypertension.
Digestion
1998;59;5



Propranolol plus prazosin compared with propranolol plus isosorbide-5-mononitrate in the treatment of portal hypertension.
Gastroenterology
1998;115;1

Pathogenesis of bleeding in portal hypertension.
Digestion
1998;59 Suppl 2
Clinical events after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt: correlation with hemodynamic findings.
Gastroenterology
1998;114;6
Increased adrenomedullin levels in cirrhosis: relationship with hemodynamic abnormalities and vasoconstrictor systems.
Gastroenterology
1998;114;2

Esophageal variceal bleeding caused by hypoplasia of the portal vein in a patient with the Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome.
Am. J. Gastroenterol.
1998;93;2

Effects of F-180, a new selective vasoconstrictor peptide, compared with terlipressin and vasopressin on systemic and splanchnic hemodynamics in a rat model of portal hypertension.
Hepatology
1998;27;2
Preparation and characterization of differently aggregated colorectal carcinoma cell subpopulations from surgical specimens.
Cancer Detect. Prev.
1998;22;4

Development of analogues: successes and failures.
Scand. J. Gastroenterol. Suppl.
1998;226
Immunoreactive osteocalcin forms in conditioned media from human osteoblast culture and in sera from healthy adult control subjects and patients with bone pathologies.
Eur. J. Clin. Invest.
1998;28;1


Endoscopic assessment of variceal volume and wall tension in cirrhotic patients: effects of pharmacological therapy.
Gastroenterology
1997;113;5
CD84 leukocyte antigen is a new member of the Ig superfamily.
Blood
1997;90;6
Anemia worsens hyperdynamic circulation of patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension.
Dig. Dis. Sci.
1997;42;8
Circulatory effects of graded diversion of portal blood flow to the systemic circulation in rats: role of nitric oxide.
Hepatology
1997;26;2

Pharmacological prevention of variceal bleeding. New developments.
Baillieres Clin. Gastroenterol.
1997;11;2

The portal pressure response to beta-blockade is greater in cirrhotic patients without varices than in those with varices.
Gastroenterology
1997;112;6


Effects of ethanol consumption on hepatic hemodynamics in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis.
Gastroenterology
1997;112;4
Constitutive NOS isoforms account for gastric mucosal NO overproduction in uremic rats.
Am. J. Physiol.
1997;272;4 Pt 1



Time profile of the haemodynamic effects of terlipressin in portal hypertension.
J. Hepatol.
1997;26;3


[Effects of percutaneous intrahepatic portosystemic shunt on splanchnic and systemic hemodynamics in patients with portal hypertension]
Gastroenterol Hepatol
1997;20;1
Prevention of perinatal group B streptococcal disease in Europe. (Group of Microbiologists for the Study and Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Disease, in the Area of Barcelona)
Scand. J. Infect. Dis.
1997;29;5

[Budd-Chiari syndrome associated with chronic myeloproliferative syndromes: analysis of 6 cases]
Med Clin (Barc)
1996;107;17
Physical exercise increases portal pressure in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension.
Gastroenterology
1996;111;5




Rationale and design of a large study to evaluate the renal and cardiovascular effects of an ACE inhibitor and vitamin E in high-risk patients with diabetes. The MICRO-HOPE Study. Microalbuminuria, cardiovascular, and renal outcomes. Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation.
Diabetes Care
1996;19;11
Existence of a platelet-adhesion defect in patients with cirrhosis independent of hematocrit: studies under flow conditions.
Hepatology
1996;24;5



Double-blind randomized controlled trial comparing terlipressin and somatostatin for acute variceal hemorrhage. Variceal Bleeding Study Group.
Gastroenterology
1996;111;5

[The applicability and diagnostic effectiveness of transjugular liver biopsy]
Med Clin (Barc)
1996;107;14
Surgical resection of hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients: prognostic value of preoperative portal pressure.
Gastroenterology
1996;111;4

Anatomical differences in responsiveness to vasoconstrictors in the mesenteric veins from normal and portal hypertensive rats.
Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch. Pharmacol.
1996;354;4

Nitric oxide-mediated beta 2-adrenoceptor relaxation is impaired in mesenteric veins from portal-hypertensive rats.
Gastroenterology
1996;111;3
Mechanical pumping of portal blood to the liver: hemodynamic effects of a new experimental treatment for portal hypertension.
J. Hepatol.
1996;25;1
Acute and chronic cyclooxygenase blockage in portal-hypertensive rats: influence in nitric oxide biosynthesis.
Gastroenterology
1996;110;5

Thrombin and ethanolamine injection therapy in arresting uncontrolled bleeding from duodenal varices.
Endoscopy
1996;28;4


Propranolol plus molsidomine vs propranolol alone in the treatment of portal hypertension in patients with cirrhosis.
J. Hepatol.
1996;24;4



Effects of isosorbide-5-mononitrate on variceal pressure and systemic and splanchnic haemodynamics in patients with cirrhosis.
J. Hepatol.
1996;24;4
Increased blood hemoglobin attenuates splanchnic vasodilation in portal-hypertensive rats by nitric oxide inactivation.
Gastroenterology
1996;110;4


[Somatostatin and its analogs in the treatment of gastrointestinal and liver diseases]
Gastroenterol Hepatol
1996;19;2


Measurement of variceal pressure with an endoscopic pressure sensitive gauge: validation and effect of propranolol therapy in chronic conditions.
J. Hepatol.
1996;24;1

Transvenous liver biopsies in marrow transplant recipients.
Transplantation
1995;60;11

Anemia increases gastric blood flow in noncirrhotic and cirrhotic patients.
Gastrointest. Endosc.
1995;42;5

Relation between portal pressure response to pharmacotherapy and risk of recurrent variceal haemorrhage in patients with cirrhosis.
Lancet
1995;346;8982

Duodenal variceal bleeding treated with a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.
Endoscopy
1995;27;8


Continuous prazosin administration in cirrhotic patients: effects on portal hemodynamics and on liver and renal function.
Gastroenterology
1995;109;4


Beneficial effects of intravenous albumin infusion on the hemodynamic and humoral changes after total paracentesis.
Hepatology
1995;22;3


Effects of bolus injections and continuous infusions of somatostatin and placebo in patients with cirrhosis: a double-blind hemodynamic investigation.
Hepatology
1995;22;1

The role of vasoactive mediators in portal hypertension.
Semin. Gastrointest. Dis.
1995;6;3

The treatment of portal hypertension: a meta-analytic review.
Hepatology
1995;22;1
Evidence against a role for inducible nitric oxide synthase in the hyperdynamic circulation of portal-hypertensive rats.
Gastroenterology
1995;108;5
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in cirrhotic patients. Indication or contradiction?
Surg Endosc
1995;9;4



Noninvasive measurement of femoral blood flow and portal pressure response to propranolol in patients with cirrhosis.
Hepatology
1995;21;1

Rolling review: the treatment of major complications of cirrhosis.
Aliment. Pharmacol. Ther.
1994;8;6


Propranolol plus isosorbide-5-mononitrate for portal hypertension in cirrhosis: long-term hemodynamic and renal effects.
Hepatology
1994;20;6
Effects of continued NO inhibition on portal hypertensive syndrome after portal vein stenosis in rat.
Am. J. Physiol.
1994;267;6 Pt 1
Neonatal capsaicin treatment does not prevent splanchnic vasodilatation in portal-hypertensive rats.
Hepatology
1994;20;6
Gastric microcirculatory changes of portal-hypertensive rats can be attenuated by long-term estrogen-progestagen treatment.
Hepatology
1994;20;5


Gastric endoscopic features in portal hypertension: final report of a consensus conference, Milan, Italy, September 19, 1992.
J. Hepatol.
1994;21;3


Hemodynamic effects of alpha-adrenergic blockade with prazosin in cirrhotic patients with portal hypertension.
Hepatology
1994;20;3



Effect of bolus injection and continuous infusion of somatostatin on gastric perfusion in cirrhotic patients with portal-hypertensive gastropathy.
Hepatology
1994;20;2
Favorable effects of total paracentesis on splanchnic hemodynamics in cirrhotic patients with tense ascites.
Hepatology
1994;20;1 Pt 1


Nicardipine increases hepatic blood flow and the hepatic clearance of indocyanine green in patients with cirrhosis.
J. Hepatol.
1994;20;6
Effects of low-sodium diet and spironolactone on portal pressure in patients with compensated cirrhosis.
Hepatology
1994;19;5

Impaired function of pancreatic islets from rats with portal hypertension resulting from cirrhosis and partial portal vein ligation.
Hepatology
1994;19;5
[Intrahepatic percutaneous portasystemic shunt]
Rev Gastroenterol Mex
1994;59;2 Suppl
Circadian variations of portal pressure and variceal hemorrhage in patients with cirrhosis.
Hepatology
1994;19;3




Reduction of gastric hyperemia by glypressin and vasopressin administration in cirrhotic patients with portal hypertensive gastropathy.
Hepatology
1994;19;1

Shunt surgery and beta-blockers.
J. Hepatol.
1994;20;1



Reduction of variceal pressure by propranolol: comparison of the effects on portal pressure and azygos blood flow in patients with cirrhosis.
Hepatology
1993;18;5



Propranolol versus sclerotherapy in preventing variceal rebleeding: a randomized controlled trial.
Gastroenterology
1993;105;5
Involvement of nitric oxide and prostaglandins in gastric mucosal hyperemia of portal-hypertensive anesthetized rats.
Hepatology
1993;18;3
Effects of ritanserin, a selective and specific S2-serotonergic antagonist, on portal pressure and splanchnic hemodynamics in rats with long-term bile duct ligation.
Hepatology
1993;18;2
Renal effects of acute isosorbide-5-mononitrate administration in cirrhosis.
Hepatology
1993;17;5
Hemodynamic and humoral changes after liver transplantation in patients with cirrhosis.
Hepatology
1993;17;3



Effects of propranolol on gastric mucosal perfusion in cirrhotic patients with portal hypertensive gastropathy.
Hepatology
1993;17;2
Determinants of ethanol and acetaldehyde metabolism in chronic alcoholics.
Alcohol. Clin. Exp. Res.
1993;17;1

Transjugular liver biopsy in BMT.
Bone Marrow Transplant.
1993;11;1
Hemodynamic effects of acute changes in intra-abdominal pressure in patients with cirrhosis.
Gastroenterology
1993;104;1

New approaches in the pharmacologic treatment of portal hypertension.
J. Hepatol.
1993;17 Suppl 2
Increased gastric mucosal perfusion in cirrhotic patients with portal hypertensive gastropathy.
Gastroenterology
1992;103;6
Modulation of the hyperdynamic circulation of cirrhotic rats by nitric oxide inhibition.
Gastroenterology
1992;103;6
Limitations of laser-Doppler velocimetry and reflectance spectrophotometry in estimating gastric mucosal blood flow.
Am. J. Physiol.
1992;263;5 Pt 1

Hepatic, splanchnic and systemic haemodynamic abnormalities in portal hypertension.
Baillieres Clin. Gastroenterol.
1992;6;3
Effects of acute normovolemic anemia on gastric mucosal blood flow in rats: role of nitric oxide.
Gastroenterology
1992;103;2
Portal hypertension in acute liver failure.
Gut
1992;33;7
Mineralocorticoid escape in patients with compensated cirrhosis and portal hypertension.
Gastroenterology
1992;102;6
Lymphocyte beta 2-adrenoceptors and plasma catecholamines in patients with cirrhosis.
Gastroenterology
1992;102;6


Definitions, methodology and therapeutic strategies in portal hypertension. A Consensus Development Workshop, Baveno, Lake Maggiore, Italy, April 5 and 6, 1990.
J. Hepatol.
1992;15;1-2

Pathophysiology of portal hypertension.
Gastroenterol. Clin. North Am.
1992;21;1


[Prognostic value of hepatic clearance of indocyanine green in patients with liver cirrhosis and hemorrhage of esophageal varices]
Med Clin (Barc)
1992;98;8
Oral administration of clonidine in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis. Hemodynamic and liver function effects.
Gastroenterology
1992;102;1
Glucagon hinders the effects of somatostatin on portal hypertension. A study in rats with partial portal vein ligation.
Gastroenterology
1991;101;6
Effects of ritanserin, a selective and specific S2-serotonergic antagonist, on portal pressure and splanchnic hemodynamics in portal hypertensive rats.
Hepatology
1991;14;6


Effects of molsidomine, a long acting venous dilator, on portal hypertension. A hemodynamic study in patients with cirrhosis.
J. Hepatol.
1991;13;2

Portal pressure in patients with exudative ascites in the course of acute hepatitis B.
Liver
1991;11;4




Propranolol in prevention of recurrent bleeding from severe portal hypertensive gastropathy in cirrhosis.
Lancet
1991;337;8755

[Pharmacologic treatment of portal hypertension]
An Med Interna
1991;8 Suppl 2



Propranolol compared with propranolol plus isosorbide-5-mononitrate for portal hypertension in cirrhosis. A randomized controlled study.
Ann. Intern. Med.
1991;114;10



Double-blind investigation of the effects of propranolol and placebo on the pressure of esophageal varices in patients with portal hypertension.
Hepatology
1991;13;5



Propranolol in the prevention of the first hemorrhage from esophagogastric varices: A multicenter, randomized clinical trial. The Boston-New Haven-Barcelona Portal Hypertension Study Group.
Hepatology
1991;13;5


Autoimmune hepatitis with fatal outcome.
J. Pediatr.
1991;118;5
Splanchnic vasodilation and renal vasoconstriction: a key to the hepatorenal syndrome?
Hepatology
1990;12;6



Hemodynamic events in a prospective randomized trial of propranolol versus placebo in the prevention of a first variceal hemorrhage.
Gastroenterology
1990;99;5


Long-term haemodynamic effects of isosorbide 5-mononitrate in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension.
J. Hepatol.
1990;11;2

Effects of propranolol on gastric microcirculation and acid secretion in portal hypertensive rats.
Hepatology
1990;12;3 Pt 1


Vasopressin/nitroglycerin infusion vs. esophageal tamponade in the treatment of acute variceal bleeding: a randomized controlled trial.
Hepatology
1990;11;6

[Febrile syndrome, pancytopenia and respiratory insufficiency in a 35-year-old female patient with a 9-year-course disseminated lupus erythema]
Med Clin (Barc)
1990;94;19
Hemodynamic effects of glucagon in portal hypertension.
Hepatology
1990;11;4

The lung in patients with cirrhosis.
J. Hepatol.
1990;10;2
Enhancement of portal pressure reduction by the association of isosorbide-5-mononitrate to propranolol administration in patients with cirrhosis.
Hepatology
1990;11;2
Decreased systemic vascular sensitivity to norepinephrine in portal hypertensive rats: role of hyperglucagonism.
Am. J. Physiol.
1990;258;2 Pt 1



[Esophageal tamponade]
Gastroenterol. Clin. Biol.
1990;14;1 ( Pt 2)


Association of transdermal nitroglycerin to vasopressin infusion in the treatment of variceal hemorrhage: a placebo-controlled clinical trial.
Hepatology
1989;10;6
Propranolol decreases portal pressure without changing portocollateral resistance in cirrhotic rats.
Hepatology
1989;10;6
Beta-blockade with propranolol and hepatic artery blood flow in patients with cirrhosis.
Hepatology
1989;10;3

Portal hypertension.
Med. Clin. North Am.
1989;73;4
Hemodynamic effects of blood volume restitution following a hemorrhage in rats with portal hypertension due to cirrhosis of the liver: influence of the extent of portal-systemic shunting.
Hepatology
1989;9;6
Indocyanine-green: infusion rate and reactions.
Ann. Intern. Med.
1989;110;10


Reduction of portal pressure by isosorbide-5-mononitrate in patients with cirrhosis. Effects on splanchnic and systemic hemodynamics and liver function.
Gastroenterology
1989;96;4
Endoscopic measurement of variceal pressure in cirrhosis: correlation with portal pressure and variceal hemorrhage.
Gastroenterology
1989;96;3

[Churg-Strauss syndrome: 8 cases in the last 10 years]
Med Clin (Barc)
1989;92;7

Evaluation of the portal hypertensive patient.
J. Gastroenterol. Hepatol.
1989;4 Suppl 1

Diagnosis and evaluation of portal hypertension.
Z Gastroenterol
1988;26 Suppl 2
Steady-state extrarenal sorbitol clearance as a measure of hepatic plasma flow.
Gastroenterology
1988;95;3

Effects of vasopressin on the intravariceal pressure in patients with cirrhosis: comparison with the effects on portal pressure.
Hepatology
1988;8;4
Effects of verapamil on hepatic and systemic hemodynamics and liver function in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension.
Hepatology
1988;8;4
Hyperglucagonism and glucagon resistance in cirrhosis. Paradoxical effect of propranolol on plasma glucagon levels.
J. Hepatol.
1988;6;3
An update on the use of low-dose maintenance cyclosporine A therapy after renal transplantation.
Transplant. Proc.
1988;20;3 Suppl 3

[Hemiballism as the presenting form of a hypertensive crisis]
Med Clin (Barc)
1988;91;1

Atrial natriuretic factor in cirrhosis with ascites: plasma levels, cardiac release and splanchnic extraction.
Hepatology
1988;8;3
[The "Liver" Study Group: portal hypertension]
Z Gastroenterol Verh
1988;23
Efficacy of balloon tamponade in treatment of bleeding gastric and esophageal varices. Results in 151 consecutive episodes.
Dig. Dis. Sci.
1988;33;4
Effects of somatostatin on splanchnic hemodynamics and plasma glucagon in portal hypertensive rats.
Am. J. Physiol.
1988;254;3 Pt 1
Portal hypertension in primary biliary cirrhosis. Relationship with histological features.
J. Hepatol.
1987;5;3
Gastric mucosal vascular ectasias causing bleeding in cirrhosis. A distinct entity associated with hypergastrinemia and low serum levels of pepsinogen I.
Gastroenterology
1987;93;5
Increased plasma volume in two models of portal hypertension in the rat: cirrhosis of the liver and partial portal vein ligation.
Rev. Esp. Fisiol.
1987;43;2

[Hyperpotassemia induced by heparin]
Med Clin (Barc)
1987;88;19
Effects of alpha-adrenergic stimulation and beta-adrenergic blockade on azygos blood flow and splanchnic haemodynamics in patients with cirrhosis.
J. Hepatol.
1987;4;1
Hyperglucagonemia and hyperkinetic circulation after portocaval shunt in the rat.
Am. J. Physiol.
1987;252;2 Pt 1

Infantile fibrosarcoma of femur.
Pediatr Pathol
1987;7;2



Effects of metoclopramide and domperidone on azygos venous blood flow in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension.
Hepatology
1986;6;6

Hemodynamic evaluation of the patient with portal hypertension.
Semin. Liver Dis.
1986;6;4
Evaluation of aztreonam in the treatment of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients with cirrhosis.
Hepatology
1986;6;5

Noninvasive measurement of the pressure of esophageal varices using an endoscopic gauge: comparison with measurements by variceal puncture in patients undergoing endoscopic sclerotherapy.
Hepatology
1986;6;4

[Development and validation of a non-invasive method for the endoscopic measurement of the pressure of esophageal varices]
Med Clin (Barc)
1985;84;13
Effects of prostaglandin inhibition on systemic and hepatic hemodynamics in patients with cirrhosis of the liver.
Gastroenterology
1985;88;2
Measurement of azygos venous blood flow in the evaluation of portal hypertension in patients with cirrhosis. Clinical and haemodynamic correlations in 100 patients.
J. Hepatol.
1985;1;2
Effect of pharmacological agents on portal hypertension: a haemodynamic appraisal.
Clin Gastroenterol
1985;14;1
Effects of propranolol on azygos venous blood flow and hepatic and systemic hemodynamics in cirrhosis.
Hepatology
1984;4;6

[2 cases of scrofula following the ingestion of milk]
Med Clin (Barc)
1984;83;7
Role of spontaneous portal-systemic shunting in hyperinsulinism of cirrhosis.
Am. J. Physiol.
1984;247;3 Pt 1



Comparison of intravenous somatostatin and vasopressin infusions in treatment of acute variceal hemorrhage.
Hepatology
1984;4;3

Measurement of azygos venous blood flow by a continuous thermal dilution technique: an index of blood flow through gastroesophageal collaterals in cirrhosis.
Hepatology
1984;4;3
[Why do esophageal varices bleed?]
Med Clin (Barc)
1984;82;9
[Pharmacological treatment of digestive hemorrhage due to the rupture of esophageal varices]
Acta Gastroenterol. Latinoam.
1984;14;2

Exudative ascites in the course of acute type B hepatitis.
Hepatology
1983;3;6
Chronic bile duct ligation in the dog: hemodynamic characterization of a portal hypertensive model.
Hepatology
1983;3;6
Intralipid and free plasmatic tryptophan in vitro.
Rev. Esp. Fisiol.
1983;39;1
Splanchnic and hepatic metabolism of somatostatin: a study in cirrhotic patients with a portacaval shunt.
Hepatology
1983;3;2


[Portal hypertension, ascites and functional renal insufficiency in a patient with agnogenic myeloid metaplasia]
Med Clin (Barc)
1982;79;10

Nitroglycerin improves the hemodynamic response to vasopressin in portal hypertension.
Hepatology
1982;2;6

Passive transfer of anti-E antibody.
Transfusion
1981;21;5
Intracellular and exchangeable potassium in cirrhosis. Evidence against the occurrence of potassium depletion in cirrhosis with ascites.
Dig. Dis. Sci.
1981;26;8
Effect of angiotensin-II blockade on systemic and hepatic haemodynamics and on the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in cirrhosis with ascites.
Eur. J. Clin. Invest.
1981;11;3

Effects of somatostatin on hepatic and systemic hemodynamics in patients with cirrhosis of the liver: comparison with vasopressin.
Gastroenterology
1981;80;3
Plasma renin activity and urinary sodium excretion as prognostic indicators in nonazotemic cirrhosis with ascites.
Ann. Intern. Med.
1981;94;2
Use of piretanide, a new loop diuretic, in cirrhosis with ascites: relationship between the diuretic response and the plasma aldosterone level.
Gut
1980;21;10

Course of gentamicin nephrotoxicity.
Toxicology
1980;16;1
Hepatic hemodynamics and the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in cirrhosis.
Gastroenterology
1980;78;1


[Treatment of the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion with demethylchlortetracycline (author's transl)]
Med Clin (Barc)
1979;72;8
Renin, aldosterone and renal haemodynamics in cirrhosis with ascites.
Eur. J. Clin. Invest.
1979;9;1
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