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Keywords: angiotensin II; carbon monoxide; CD163 antigen; endocannabinoid; endothelin; glucagon; heme oxygenase 1; nitric oxide; noradrenalin; prostaglandin H2; soluble CD163 antigen; unclassified drug; vasculotropin; vasculotropin receptor 2; vasopressin; angiogenesis; ascites; blood vessel reactivity; blood vessel tone; chronic liver disease; decompensated liver cirrhosis; digestive tract endoscopy; editorial; elastography; endothelial dysfunction; esophagus varices; fibrogenesis; genetic polymorphism; genetic risk; genetic variability; genotype; haplotype; hemodynamics; hepatic encephalopathy; hepatitis; hepatopulmonary syndrome; human; Kupffer cell; liver blood flow; pathophysiology; portal hypertension; portal vein blood flow; portal vein blood pressure; predictive value; pressure gradient; priority journal; spleen size; splenomegaly; thrombocyte count; vascular resistance; vein diameter; Biological Markers; Esophageal and Gastric Varices; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage; Humans; Hypertension, Portal