Classification of cirrhosis: The clinical use of HVPG measurements

Disease Markers

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 121-128

  Albilllos, Agustín ^a,b   Garcia Tsao, Guadalupe ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Compensated cirrhosis; decompensated cirrhosis; portal pressure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; COMPENSATED LIVER CIRRHOSIS; DECOMPENSATED LIVER CIRRHOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEPATIC VENOUS PRESSURE GRADIENT MEASUREMENT; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD PRESSURE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 81155154242     PISSN: 02780240     EISSN: 18758630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/DMA-2011-0834     Document Type: Article

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