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Jan 22, 2009 all day (Thursday)

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Sofitel Budapest (map)

Roosevelt Ter 2
Budapest, BU 1051
Hungary
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Improving the prognosis of Portal Hypertension The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) Monothematic Conference tackles Portal Hypertension – a major complicatio...
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Improving the prognosis of Portal Hypertension




The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) Monothematic Conference tackles Portal Hypertension – a major complication of chronic liver disease sufferers and a main cause of death and liver transplantation. Clinicians and researchers in the field of Hepatology will enjoy an in-depth scientific programme featuring the latest developments in the treatment of this condition. We encourage attendance by Young Scientists ─ an essential element in improving prognoses of liver diseases into the future!




Programme Highlights:





  • Pathobiology of the Vascular Endothelium and its relevance in Portal Hypertension

  • Mechanisms of hepatic structural changes and its reversibility

  • The hyperkinetic syndrome and its mediators

  • Angiogenesis and Portal Hypertension

  • Diagnostic tests and prognostic models

  • The role of HVPG measurements

  • Advances in therapy

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