Establishment and assessment of the hepatic venous pressure gradient using biofluid mechanics (HVPGBFM): protocol for a prospective, randomised, non-controlled, multicentre study

Introduction Portal hypertension (PH) is a severe disease with a poor outcome. Hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG), the current gold standard to detect PH, is available only in few hospitals due to its invasiveness and technical difficulty. This study aimed to establish and assess a novel model...

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Main Authors: Lei Zheng, Meng Luo, Jia-Yun Lin, Chi-Hao Zhang, Hong-Jie Li, Yi-Ming Zhu, Xiao Fan, Feng Li, Yan Xia, Ming-Zhe Huang, Sun-Hu Yang, Xiao-Liang Qi, Hai-Zhong Huo, Hui-Song Chen, Xiao-Lou Lou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-12-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/12/e028518.full
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