Decreased Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Correlates With Higher Portal Hypertension and Poor Survival in Patients With Cirrhosis: A Retrospective Binary-Center Study

INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of hepatic venous portal gradient (HVPG) on body composition (BC) values and the prognostic value of BC value in cirrhotic patients.METHODS:A total of 173 cirrhotic patients with HVPG and computed tomography scan were screened retrospe...

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Published in:	Clinical and translational gastroenterology Vol. 16; no. 5; p. e00836
Main Authors:	Yang, Siwei, Ren, Xiuwan, Guo, Xiaoqing, Yu, Jianan, Niu, Lizhen, Niu, Yao, Zhang, Linpeng, Jin, Long
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia, PA Wolters Kluwer 01.05.2025 Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Subjects:	Adult Aged Ascites Biopsy Body Composition Body fat Catheters Chronic illnesses Correlation analysis Endoscopy Female Humans Hypertension Hypertension, Portal - diagnosis Hypertension, Portal - epidemiology Hypertension, Portal - etiology Intra-Abdominal Fat - diagnostic imaging Liver Liver cirrhosis Liver Cirrhosis - complications Liver Cirrhosis - mortality Liver Cirrhosis - physiopathology Liver diseases Male Medical imaging Middle Aged Muscle, Skeletal - diagnostic imaging Musculoskeletal system Normal distribution Patients Prognosis Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Sarcopenia Subcutaneous Fat - diagnostic imaging Subcutaneous Fat - pathology Survival Rate Tomography, X-Ray Computed Veins & arteries body composition portal hypertension correlation prognosis liver cirrhosis
ISSN:	2155-384X, 2155-384X
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