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Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: age 19-70 Liver cirrhosis patient who was diagnosed at least 6 months before the treatment Liver cirrhosis patient who has been diagnosed as thrombosis more than one out of three veins such as the left main portal vein, the right main portal vein, or the main portal trunk during recent two years. The patient who had additional SMV(superior mesenteric vein) or splenic vein thrombosis can be included.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. accompanying malignancy 2. tumor thrombi in the portal vein 3. esophageal varix F3 grade, or fundal varix above 5 cm of diameter. the patient with F1 or F2 esophageal varix who refuse to receive endoscopic esophageal variceal ligation. 4. the patient who was diagnosed as gastric ulcer bleeding (beyond Forrest’s classification ?) 5. recent history of brain or spinal cord injury 6. spontaneous history of intracranial hemorrhage 7. recent history of brain or spinal cord or opthalmologic surgery 8. AV malformation 9. arterial aneurysm in the crainal cavity 10. vascular abnormality in spinal cord or brain 11. other oral anticoagulant such as clopidogrel, LMWH, ketoconazole, cyclosporine, dronedarone 12. fertile aged woman who will be pregnant 13. liver cirrhosis with Child Pugh class C 14. ClCr < 30 mL/min
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the improvement of PVT. Complete response will be the disappearance of the thrombus. Partial resolution was defined as at least 30% reduction of long diameter in thrombus, | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the incidence of intracranial hemorrhage or major gastrointestinal bleeding: Forrest classification IIB lower.;the incidence of gastritis symptom. | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Chungbuk National University Hospital