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2607121

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-2-13
pubmed:abstractText
Portal vein pressure and wedged hepatic vein pressure were measured simultaneously in 21 patients with hepatitis B-related cirrhosis of the liver and were compared to pressure measured in six patients with idiopathic portal hypertension. No significant difference in the portal venous pressure gradient was found between patients with cirrhosis and those with idiopathic portal hypertension (17.3 +/- 4.3 mmHg (mean +/- S.D.) vs. 19.7 +/- 3.1 mmHg, P greater than 0.05). However, the difference between the portal and the hepatic venous pressure gradient was significantly smaller in patients with cirrhosis than in idiopathic portal hypertension patients (1.3 +/- 1.7 vs. 10.8 +/- 2.1 mmHg, P less than 0.001). An excellent correlation was found between portal vein pressure and wedged hepatic vein pressure in hepatitis B-related cirrhosis (r = 0.94, P less than 0.001). There was no linear relationship between the portal venous pressure gradient and varix size or bleeding episodes. We concluded that a close agreement existed between portal vein pressure and wedged hepatic vein pressure in hepatitis B-related liver cirrhosis. Therefore, measurement of wedged hepatic vein pressure reliably reflects portal vein pressure in these patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0168-8278
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
326-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparison between portal vein pressure and wedged hepatic vein pressure in hepatitis B-related cirrhosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study