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1 Volume 136, Issue 5, Pages 1651-1658 (May 2009)
Simvastatin Lowers Portal Pressure in Patients With Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension: A Randomized Controlled Trial  Juan G. Abraldes, Agustin Albillos, Rafael Bañares, Juan Turnes, Rosario González, Juan Carlos García–Pagán, Jaime Bosch  Gastroenterology  Volume 136, Issue 5, Pages (May 2009) DOI: /j.gastro Copyright © 2009 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Flow chart showing the disposition of the patients.
Gastroenterology  , DOI: ( /j.gastro ) Copyright © 2009 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Individual patient response to simvastatin or placebo (solid lines, compensated patients; dashed lines, decompensated patients). Gastroenterology  , DOI: ( /j.gastro ) Copyright © 2009 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

4 Figure 3 Effects of simvastatin (shaded bars) and placebo (white bars) on HVPG in the (A) overall series (P = .041) and stratified by (B) previous β-blocker treatment (adjusted P value = .033) and (C) previous decompensation (adjusted P value = .038). Gastroenterology  , DOI: ( /j.gastro ) Copyright © 2009 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions


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