Compensated Cirrhosis and 20 mm Hg: A Point of No Return?
editorial · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 32769423.
- Also identified by DOI 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000770.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
This editorial comments on the findings from the study by Jindal et al. recently published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology. Weaknesses and strengths of the study are presented, and potential therapeutic strategies for compensated cirrhotic patients with an HVPG ≥20 mm Hg are proposed.
Medical subject headings
- Humans
- Hypertension, Portal
- Liver Cirrhosis/complications
- Portal Pressure