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Overview
Epidemiology and Demograhics
Prevalence
- Gastroesophageal varices are present in approximately 50000 per 100,000 patients with cirrhosis, depending upon the clinical stage of the disease[1]
- In patients with compensated cirrhosis, gastroesophageal varices are present in 30000 - 40000 patients per 100,000 patients, whereas they can be present in up to 85000 per 100,000 patients with decompensated cirrhosis[2]
Incidence
- The annual incidence of gastrointestinal varices ranges from a low of 7000 per 100,000 individuals to a high of 8000 per 100,000 individuals[3]
- Progression from small varices to large varices occurs at a rate of 10%- 12% per annually[4]
- Variceal hemorrhage occurs at a rate of around 10%-15% per year and depends on the severity of liver disease, size of varices, and presence of red wale marks (areas of thinning of the variceal wall)[5]
Age
Race
Gender
References
- ↑ "Portal hypertension and variceal bleeding: An AASLD single topic symposium - Grace - 2003 - Hepatology - Wiley Online Library".
- ↑ Kovalak M, Lake J, Mattek N, Eisen G, Lieberman D, Zaman A (2007). "Endoscopic screening for varices in cirrhotic patients: data from a national endoscopic database". Gastrointest. Endosc. 65 (1): 82–8. doi:10.1016/j.gie.2006.08.023. PMID 17185084.
- ↑ Groszmann, Roberto J.; Garcia-Tsao, Guadalupe; Bosch, Jaime; Grace, Norman D.; Burroughs, Andrew K.; Planas, Ramon; Escorsell, Angels; Garcia-Pagan, Juan Carlos; Patch, David; Matloff, Daniel S.; Gao, Hong; Makuch, Robert (2005). "Beta-Blockers to Prevent Gastroesophageal Varices in Patients with Cirrhosis". New England Journal of Medicine. 353 (21): 2254–2261. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa044456. ISSN 0028-4793.
- ↑ Merli M, Nicolini G, Angeloni S, Rinaldi V, De Santis A, Merkel C, Attili AF, Riggio O (2003). "Incidence and natural history of small esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients". J. Hepatol. 38 (3): 266–72. PMID 12586291.
- ↑ "Prediction of the first variceal hemorrhage in patients with cirrhosis of the liver and esophageal varices. A prospective multicenter study". N. Engl. J. Med. 319 (15): 983–9. 1988. doi:10.1056/NEJM198810133191505. PMID 3262200.