Non-invasive aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index correlates well with invasive hepatic venous pressure gradient in cirrhosis.
Vijendra KirnakeAnil AroraPraveen SharmaMohan GoyalRomesh ChawlaniJay ToshniwalAshish KumarPublished in: Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology (2018)
APRI score of 0.876 has an acceptable accuracy to predict severe portal hypertension (HVPG > 12 mmHg). High APRI also correlated with severity of cirrhosis and its complications. Thus, APRI may be used as a simple, bedside, non-invasive, and inexpensive tool for evaluating portal hypertension and complications of cirrhosis.