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SUBMITTER: Kulkarni AV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9257868 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul-Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kulkarni Anand V AV Rabiee Atoosa A Mohanty Arpan A
Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology 20220321 4
Portal hypertension is the cause of the clinical complications associated with cirrhosis. The primary complications of portal hypertension are ascites, acute variceal bleed, and hepatic encephalopathy. Hepatic venous pressure gradient measurement remains the gold standard test for diagnosing cirrhosis-related portal hypertension. Hepatic venous pressure gradient more than 10 mmHg is associated with an increased risk of complications and is termed clinically significant portal hypertension (CSPH) ...[more]