Patients With Signs of Advanced Liver Disease and Clinically Significant Portal Hypertension Do Not Necessarily Have Cirrhosis

Patients with hepatic venous pressure gradients (HVPGs) ≥10 mmHg and chronic liver disease are often assumed to have cirrhosis. We investigated the association between HVPGs and cirrhosis, using histologic findings as the reference standard. We also assessed the prevalence and characteristics of patients with HVPGs ≥10 mmHg without cirrhosis.

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