title: A Rare Case of Downhill Esophageal Varices in the Absence of Superior Vena Cava Obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, California, USA.
authors.forename: Samiollah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gholam
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
authors.forename: Sehem
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghazala
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
authors.forename: Bhupesh
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pokhrel
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.|Division of Gastroenterology, Liver Research Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
authors.forename: Archita P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Desai
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome