Liver stiffness assessment as an alternative to hepatic venous pressure gradient for predicting rebleed after acute variceal bleed: A proof-of-concept study.

Samagra AgarwalSanchit SharmaAbhinav AnandDeepak GunjanAnoop Saraya

Published in: JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2020)

Liver stiffness measurement during AVB can potentially be used as an alternative to portal pressure indices in decompensated cirrhosis to identify those at high risk of late-onset rebleed.

Keyphrases

late onset
early onset
heart failure
ejection fraction
atrial fibrillation
clinical evaluation