Beneficial long term effect of a phosphodiesterase-5-inhibitor in cirrhotic portal hypertension: A case report with 8 years follow-up

Table 1 Measurements of hepatic hemodynamic parameters

Time		Flow portal vein (L/min)		Flow umbi-lical vein (L/min)	HVPG (mmHg)	Blood pressure (mmHg)	Heart rate (beats/min)
		Duplex	MRI	MRI
Start	02/2009	0.97	0.85	0.53	10.5	130/87	69
1 h post Vardenafil 10 mg	02/2009	1.24	0.99	0.56	9.0 (-14%)	121/75	61
4 mo Tadalafil 5 mg/d	06/2009		1.21	0.56	10.5	127/77	64
Without PDE-5-I	10/2009				12
1h post Tadalafil 5 mg	10/2009	1.28	0.99	0.53	10.0 (-15%)	110/70	84
11 mo Tadalafil 5 mg/d	03/2010	1.32	1.33		10.5	120/80	70
20 mo Tadalafil 5 mg/d	10/2010	1.34				115/75	77
26 mo Tadalafil 5 mg/d	04/2011	1.26	1,34			125/80	72
32 mo Tadalafil 5 mg/d	10/2011	1.25				117/70	66
46 mo Tadalafil 5 mg/d	12/2012	1.20				131/85	70
53 mo Tadalafil 5 mg/d	07/2013	1.20				110/70	68
60 mo Tadalafil 5 mg/d	02/2014	1.20				115/75	78
70 mo Tadalafil 5 mg/d	12/2014	1.20				110/70	70
81 mo Tadalafil 5 mg/d	11/2015	1.40				135/85	65
84 mo Tadalafil 5 mg/d	12/2016	1.061				135/75	85
93 mo Tadalafil 5 mg/d	09/2017	1.29				110/70	80

¹The duplexsonography at month 84 was done with a different device.