Foreword

Portal hypertension is due to elevated hepatic portal vein pressure (usually associated with a hepatic venous pressure gradient of>10mmHg). This can lead to bleeding from esophageal or gastric varices, ascites, and hepatic encephalopathy. Extra hepatic issues such as pulmonary hypertension, cardiomyopathy, and renal insufficiency may also occur. Eula Plana Tetangco, M.D. and colleagues from the University of Illinois at Chicago and Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Illinois present a comprehensive overview of this potentially devastating condition.

Source: Disease a Month - November 30, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jerrold B. Leikin Source Type: research