Prognostic value of hepatic venous pressure gradient in patients with compensated chronic hepatitis C-related cirrhosis

• Published in: Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology Vol. 48; no. 4; p. 487
• Main Authors: Rincón, Diego, Lo Iacono, Oreste, Tejedor, Marta, Hernando, Ana, Ripoll, Cristina, Catalina, María-Vega, Salcedo, Magdalena, Matilla, Ana, Senosiain, María, Clemente, Gerardo, Molinero, Luis-Miguel, Albillos, Agustín, Bañares, Rafael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.04.2013
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Biomarkers - blood; Cohort Studies; Disease Progression; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Hepatic Veins; Hepatitis C, Chronic - blood; Hepatitis C, Chronic - diagnosis; Hepatitis C, Chronic - mortality; Hepatitis C, Chronic - physiopathology; Humans; Hypertension, Portal - blood; Hypertension, Portal - diagnosis; Hypertension, Portal - mortality; Hypertension, Portal - physiopathology; Liver Cirrhosis - blood; Liver Cirrhosis - diagnosis; Liver Cirrhosis - mortality; Liver Cirrhosis - physiopathology; Male; Middle Aged; Predictive Value of Tests; Prognosis; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Sensitivity and Specificity; Serum Albumin - metabolism; Severity of Illness Index; Venous Pressure

Hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) is the main predictor of clinical decompensation in cirrhotic patients with compensated disease of any etiology without varices. However, the predictive factors of decompensation are not so well known in patients with hepatitis C-related compensated cirrhosis,...