title: [Pharmacotherapy of portal hypertension].
abstract: A brief information is reviewed on potential mechanisms of portal hypertension pathogenesis. Main groups of medicines used for prevention and treatment of hemorrhages from varicose esophageal veins are described.
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Garbuzenko
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000145:classification / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents