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CHAPTER 1 Introduction
Ortiz G, Garcia-Tsao G. CHAPTER 1 Introduction. 2024, 1-6. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-87479-3.00010-7.ChaptersChronic liver diseasePortal hypertensionSustained liver injurySignificant portal hypertensionHealth care utilizationHepatic vein catheterizationStaging of fibrosisBurden of diseaseMost complicationsLiver injuryCare utilizationLiver diseaseVein catheterizationCirrhotic stageLiver stiffnessInvasive proceduresTime of interpretationDiffuse depositionSignificant causeAge groupsNoninvasive meansFibrous tissueSmall riskInterobserver variabilityGold standard
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Portal pressure, presence of gastroesophageal varices and variceal bleeding
Garcia‐Tsao G, Groszmann R, Fisher R, Conn H, Atterbury C, Glickman M. Portal pressure, presence of gastroesophageal varices and variceal bleeding. Hepatology 1985, 5: 419-424. PMID: 3873388, DOI: 10.1002/hep.1840050313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic vein pressure gradientSmall varicesCirrhotic patientsPortal pressureLarge varicesSize of varicesHepatic vein catheterizationOccurrence of hemorrhagePortal pressure measurementsAlcoholic cirrhosisGastroesophageal varicesVariceal bleedingEsophagogastric varicesVariceal sizeVein catheterizationVaricesPatientsStandardized measurementsHgPressure measurementsCirrhosisBleedingCatheterizationHemorrhageEndoscopy