PORTAL HYPERTENSION

This study is checking how well a device called the Cera Vascular Plug works and if it is safe. The plug is used to block blood flow in certain blood vessels to treat conditions like aneurysms, abnormal connections between arteries and veins, and other problems. About 132 adults …

This study compares early placement of a TIPS (a small tube that reroutes blood flow in the liver) against standard treatments like diuretics and fluid drainage in 134 patients with liver cirrhosis and ascites (fluid buildup). The goal is to see if TIPS improves survival and redu…

This study tests two drugs, terlipressin and somatostatin, to see which one better lowers high blood pressure in the liver's main vein during a living-donor liver transplant. High pressure can cause dangerous bleeding, so finding the best drug may improve safety. About 50 adults …

This study tests whether adding the blood thinner apixaban to the heart drug carvedilol can prevent complications like bleeding, fluid buildup, and confusion in people with cirrhosis and high blood pressure in the liver. About 220 adults with stable cirrhosis will take either api…

This study tests a new method using an endoscope with ultrasound to measure pressure in the liver's blood vessels. It aims to see if this technique is safe and can predict complications like bleeding in 30 patients with cirrhosis from chronic hepatitis. The procedure is done duri…

This study is testing whether a special MRI scan called 3D-MRE can accurately detect high blood pressure in the liver (portal hypertension) caused by cirrhosis or advanced liver disease. Currently, doctors use an invasive catheter procedure (HVPG) to measure this pressure. The st…

This study tests whether a special ultrasound technique (SHAPE) can detect high blood pressure in the liver without using a needle. Portal hypertension is a serious condition that can lead to severe liver damage and death. The standard test requires inserting a catheter into a ve…

This study aims to improve how doctors see liver damage (cirrhosis), liver cancer, and high blood pressure in the liver using a special PET/MRI scan. About 45 adults with cirrhosis will get this scan to see if it gives clearer pictures than current methods. The goal is to make di…

This study is testing a blood test called hepatomiR to see if it can predict when people with chronic liver disease will develop serious complications like fluid buildup in the belly, bleeding from the esophagus, or confusion from liver failure. Researchers will follow 156 outpat…

This study is a registry that will follow 500 people with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) in Austria. Researchers will collect medical data and optional blood or liver samples to learn how the disease progresses and what complications arise. No new treatment is being tested; th…

This study looks at people with high blood pressure in the liver that causes swollen veins in the esophagus and stomach. Researchers will compare those who get an endoscopic procedure (using a camera down the throat) with those who receive other treatments like medicine or surger…

This study follows 2000 people with severe liver-related high blood pressure who receive a TIPS procedure, which creates a bypass in the liver. Researchers will track survival, need for liver transplant, and complications like confusion or liver failure over 12 months. The goal i…

This study looks at how blood clotting works differently in the liver's portal vein compared to the rest of the body in people with liver cirrhosis. Researchers will take blood samples from 45 patients during a routine procedure called TIPS, which helps relieve high blood pressur…

This study compares two methods for measuring blood pressure in the liver (portal hypertension) in people with cirrhosis or other liver conditions. The standard method (HVPG) uses a catheter inserted through a neck vein, while the newer method (EUS-PPG) uses an endoscope passed t…

This study is creating a large collection of medical data and biological samples from 1000 people with portal hypertension, a condition that can cause dangerous bleeding in the esophagus or stomach. The goal is to use advanced technologies like genetics and imaging to better unde…

This study looks at whether handgrip strength—a simple measure of muscle function—can help predict changes in blood flow through the liver's main vein in people with cirrhosis. Researchers will measure blood pressure and flow in the portal vein and nearby veins before and after a…

This study looks at a rare liver condition called Porto-Sinusoidal Vascular Disease (PSVD), which causes high blood pressure in the liver's veins. Researchers want to see if a procedure called TIPS works as well for PSVD patients as it does for those with cirrhosis. They will com…

This study follows 10,000 people with advanced chronic liver disease at Vienna General Hospital. Researchers will track their health over time, collect blood, urine, and tissue samples, and record complications like bleeding or liver failure. The goal is to better understand how …