Methods:192 cases of liver cirrhosis admitted to our hospital from June 2005 to Feb 2006 were divided into bleeding group who had esophageal variceal bleeding and control group who never bled.

• 方法：选择2005年6月至2006年2月我院收治的肝硬化病人192例，按照有无食管曲张静脉破裂出血分为病例组和对照组。