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Clinical trial: intravenous pantoprazole vs. ranitidine for the prevention of peptic ulcer rebleeding: a multicentre, multinational, randomized trial by VAN RENSBURG, C., BARKUN, A. N., RACZ, I., FEDORAK, R., BORNMAN, P. C., BEGLINGER, C., BALANZÓ, J., DEVIÈRE, J., KUPCINSKAS, L., LUEHMANN, R., DOERFLER, H., SCHÄFER‐PREUSS, S.

“…Summary Background  Controlled pantoprazole data in peptic ulcer bleeding are few. Aim  To compare intravenous (IV) pantoprazole with IV ranitidine for…”
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Endoscopic Ligation Compared with Combined Treatment with Nadolol and Isosorbide Mononitrate to Prevent Recurrent Variceal Bleeding by Villanueva, Càndid, Miñana, Josep, Ortiz, Jordi, Gallego, Adolfo, Soriano, German, Torras, Xavier, Sáinz, Sergio, Boadas, Jaume, Cussó, Xavier, Guarner, Carlos, Balanzó, Joaquim

“…After an episode of acute esophageal variceal bleeding, patients are at high risk for recurrent bleeding and death. 1 , 2 Thus, therapy to prevent recurrent…”
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Risk of a first community-acquired spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhotics with low ascitic fluid protein levels by Guarner, Carlos, Solà, Ricard, Soriano, Germán, Andreu, Montserrat, Novella, Maria Teresa, Vila, Maria Carmen, Sàbat, Miriam, Coll, Susana, Ortiz, Jordi, Gómez, Cristina, Balanzó, Joaquín

“…Background & Aims: Long-term primary antibiotic prophylaxis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis has been suggested to be useful in cirrhotic patients with low…”
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Somatostatin Treatment and Risk Stratification by Continuous Portal Pressure Monitoring During Acute Variceal Bleeding by Villanueva, Càndid, Ortiz, Jordi, Miñana, Josep, Soriano, German, Sàbat, Miriam, Boadas, Jaume, Balanzó, Joaquim

“…Background & Aims: During acute variceal bleeding, several factors may lead to elevations of hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG), which may precipitate…”
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Nadolol plus Isosorbide Mononitrate Compared with Sclerotherapy for the Prevention of Variceal Rebleeding by Villanueva, Càndid, Balanzó, Joaquim, Novella, Maria T, Soriano, German, Sáinz, Sergio, Torras, Xavier, Cussó, Xavier, Guarner, Carlos, Vilardell, Francisco

“…After the initial control of a hemorrhage from esophageal varices, patients are at high risk for further bleeding and death. 1 , 2 Therapy to prevent…”
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Somatostatin alone or combined with emergency sclerotherapy in the treatment of acute esophageal variceal bleeding: A prospective randomized trial by Villanueva, Càndid, Ortiz, Jordi, Sàbat, Miriam, Gallego, Adolfo, Torras, Xavier, Soriano, German, Sáinz, Sergio, Boadas, Jaume, Cussó, Xavier, Guarner, Carlos, Balanzó, Joaquim

“…Recent trials have shown that somatostatin (SMT) is as effective as sclerotherapy in the treatment of acute variceal bleeding and that the combination of both…”
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Omeprazole versus ranitidine as adjunct therapy to endoscopic injection in actively bleeding ulcers: a prospective and randomized study by Villanueva, C, Balanzó, J, Torras, X, Sáinz, S, Soriano, G, González, D, Vilardell, F

“…Although high rates of initial hemostasis can be achieved with endoscopic injection therapy in actively bleeding ulcers, the incidence of rebleeding is not…”
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Relationship Between Cerebral Perfusion in Frontal-Limbic-Basal Ganglia Circuits and Neuropsychologic Impairment in Patients with Subclinical Hepatic Encephalopathy by Catafau, Ana M, Kulisevsky, Jaime, Berna, Lluis, Pujol, Jesus, Martin, Juan Carlos, Otermin, Pilar, Balanzo, Joaquin, Carrio, Ignasi

“…Early detection of neuropsychologic impairment in cirrhotic patients with subclinical hepatic encephalopathy (SHE) is important for their prognosis and quality…”
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Norfloxacin prevents bacterial infection in cirrhotics with gastrointestinal hemorrhage by Soriano, G, Guarner, C, Tomás, A, Villanueva, C, Torras, X, González, D, Sainz, S, Anguera, A, Cussó, X, Balanzó, J

“…To assess the efficacy of selective intestinal decontamination with norfloxacin in the prevention of bacterial infections in cirrhotic patients with…”
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A nationwide study of mortality associated with hospital admission due to severe gastrointestinal events and those associated with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug use by LANAS, Angel, PEREZ-AISA, Maria Angeles, NAVARRO, Jose M, CARBALLO, Fernando, CASTRO, Manuel, QUINTERO, Enrique, FEU, Faust, PONCE, Julio, SAPERAS, Esteban, SANTOLARIA, Santos, RODRIGO, Luis, BALANZO, Joaquim, BAJADOR, Eduardo, ALMELA, Pedro

“…The worst outcome of gastrointestinal complications is death. Data regarding those associated with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID) or aspirin use…”
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Wireless capsule video endoscopy: a new diagnostic method for aortoduodenal fissure by González-Suárez, B, Guarner, C, Escudero, J R, Viver, E, Palmer, J, Balanzó, J

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MRI pallidal hyperintensity and brain atrophy in cirrhotic patients : two different MRI patterns of clinical deterioration ? by KULISEVSKY, J, PUJOL, J, JUNQUE, C, DEUS, J, BALANZO, J, CAPDEVILA, A

“…In cirrhotic patients, even in a stable nonencephalopathic state, MRI may show cerebral atrophy and increased signal in globus pallidus on T1-weighted…”
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Neurospectroscopic alterations and globus pallidus hyperintensity as related magnetic resonance markers of reversible hepatic encephalopathy by PUJOL, J, KULISEVSKY, J, MORENO, A, DEUS, J, ALONSO, J, BALANZO, J, MARTI-VILALTA, J. L, CAPDEVILLA, A

“…In patients with chronic hepatic encephalopathy, proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy can be used to detect specific metabolic abnormalities in the brain;…”
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Clinical trial: a randomized controlled study on prevention of variceal rebleeding comparing nadolol + ligation vs. hepatic venous pressure gradient‐guided pharmacological therapy by VILLANUEVA, C., ARACIL, C., COLOMO, A., LOPEZ‐BALAGUER, J. M., PIQUERAS, M., GONZALEZ, B., TORRAS, X., GUARNER, C., BALANZO, J.

“…Summary Background  Hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) monitoring of therapy to prevent variceal rebleeding provides strong prognostic information…”
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Persistence of MRI hyperintensity of the globus pallidus in cirrhotic patients : a 2-year follow-up study by KULISEVSKY, J, PUJOL, J, DEUS, J, JUNQUE, C, BALANZO, J, AVILA, A, CAPDEVILA, A

“…We investigated the long-term persistence and short-term stability of globus pallidus (GP) hyperintensity on T1-weighted MRI in 19 cirrhotic patients. After a…”
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291 Hemodynamic response to beta-blockers and prediction of clinical efficacy in the primary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis by Aracil, C., López-Balaguer, J.M., Monfort, D., Piqueras, M., González, B., Miñand, J., Torras, X., Villanueva, C., Balanzó, J.

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Injection therapy of bleeding peptic ulcer. A prospective, randomized trial using epinephrine and thrombin by Balanzó, J, Villanueva, C, Sainz, S, Espinós, J C, Mendez, C, Guarner, C, Vilardell, F

“…A prospective randomized trial involving 64 patients with bleeding peptic ulcers was performed to assess the efficacy of two modalities of injection therapy…”
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A practical guide to the management of bleeding ulcers by VILLANUEVA, C, BALANZO, J

“…In patients with acute haemorrhage from peptic ulcers, emergency endoscopy should be performed as soon as safely possible after resuscitation to detect the…”
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Effect of subcutaneous administration of octreotide on endogenous vasoactive systems and renal function in cirrhotic patients with ascites by SABAT, M, GUARNER, C, BALANZO, J, SORIANO, G, BULBENA, O, NOVELLA, M. T, ORTIZ, J, RICART, E, VILLANUEVA, C, ROSELLO, J, RODRIGUEZ, J

“…Splanchnic and systemic arteriolar vasodilation plays an important role in ascites formation in cirrhosis. Octreotide produces splanchnic vasoconstriction, but…”
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Parenteral antibiotic prophylaxis of bacterial infections does not improve cost-efficacy of oral norfloxacin in cirrhotic patients with gastrointestinal bleeding by Sàbat, Mı́riam, Kolle, Lillian, Soriano, Germán, Ortiz, Jordi, Pamplona, Javier, Novella, Maria Teresa, Villanueva, Càndid, Sainz, Sergio, Torras, Javier, Balanzó M.D, Joaquı́m, Guarner, Carlos

“…Objective: Selective intestinal decontamination with norfloxacin is useful in the prevention of bacterial infections in cirrhotic patients with…”
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