Patients with hepatic cirrhosis and previous variceal bleeding will be randomly assigned to use propranolol or carvedilol. After 8 weeks, rosuvastatin or placebo will be blindly added to nonresponders (HVPG measurement \> 12mmHg) for another 8 weeks and hemodynamic response will be assessed again. Surrogate serum markers of portal hypertension will be evaluated and correlated to HVPG values and to its variations.
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Acute hemodynamic response
Timeframe: Two hours after a load dose of carvedilol or propranolol
Full hemodynamic response to beta blockers
Timeframe: Eight weeks of carvedilol or propranolol
Full hemodynamic response to beta blockers plus rosuvastatin or placebo
Timeframe: Eight weeks of beta blockers plus rosuvastatin or placebo