Acute variceal bleeding portends poor outcomes in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure: a propensity score matched study from the APASL ACLF Research Consortium (AARC).
Sanchit SharmaSamagra AgarwalAnoop SarayaAshok ChoudhuryMamun Al MahtabMohd Shahinul AlamSanjiv SaigalDong Joon KimC E EapenAshish GoelQin NingHarshad DevarbhaviVirendra SinghAkash ShuklaSaeed HamidJinhua HuSoek-Siam TanAnil AroraManoj Kumar SahuMohd RelaDinesh JothimaniP N RaoAnand KulkarniHashmik GhaznianGuan Huei LeeDuan ZhongpingAjit SoodOmesh GoyalLaurentius A LesmanaRinaldi C LesmanaSombat TreeprasertsukNan YueminSamir ShahHan TaoV M DayalXin ShaojieFazal KarimZaigham AbbasJose D SollanoKemal Fariz KalistaAnanta ShreshthaDiana PayawalMasao OmataShiv Kumar Sarinnull nullPublished in: Hepatology international (2022)
Development of AVB confers poor outcomes in patients with ACLF with a high 6-week mortality. Elevated HVPG at baseline represents a potential risk factor for future AVB in ACLF.