Role of circulating angiogenin levels in portal hypertension and TIPS.

Alexander QueckFrank E UschnerPhilip G FerstlMartin SchulzMaximilian J BrolMichael PraktiknjoRobert SchierwagenSabine KleinChristian P StrassburgCarsten MeyerChristian JansenMarie-Luise BerresJonel Trebicka

Published in: PloS one (2021)

In cirrhosis patients with complications of severe portal hypertension, circulating levels of angiogenin are derived from the injured liver. Moreover, angiogenin levels in the inferior caval vein after TIPS may predict TIPS dysfunction.

Keyphrases

blood pressure
oxidative stress
risk factors
inferior vena cava
vena cava