Lowering Portal Pressure Improves Outcomes of Patients With Cirrhosis, With or Without Ascites: A Meta-Analysis

In unselected patients with cirrhosis, those with reductions in hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) to below a defined threshold (responders) have a reduced risk of variceal hemorrhage (VH) and death. We performed a meta-analysis to compare this effect in patients with vs without ascites.

Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - June 4, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: L. Turco, C. Villanueva, V. La Mura, J.C. Garc ía-Pagán, T. Reiberger, J. Genescà, R.J. Groszmann, B.C. Sharma, C. Merkel, C. Bureau, E. Alvarado, J.G. Abraldes, A. Albillos, R. Bañares, M. Peck-Radosavljevic, S. Augustin, S. Sarin, J. Bosch, G. Garcà Source Type: research