Hepatic Vein Pressure Gradient >10 mm Hg: Prognostic or Reflective?

Gastroenterology

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 641-

  Kim, W Ray ^a   Kamath, Patrick S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN;

HEPATIC VEIN; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LETTER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL; VENOUS PRESSURE;

EID: 38649104121     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2007.12.003     Document Type: Letter

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