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Review
. 2024 Aug;28(3):401-415.
doi: 10.1016/j.cld.2024.03.010. Epub 2024 May 8.

Noninvasive Assessment of Portal Hypertension

Juan Bañares  1 , Laia Aceituno  1 , Mònica Pons  2 , Joan Genescà  3
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Review

Noninvasive Assessment of Portal Hypertension

Juan Bañares et al. Clin Liver Dis. 2024 Aug.

Abstract

The progressive use of noninvasive tests (NITs) has changed the way hepatologists diagnose and manage patients with chronic liver disease, mainly because of their easiness to use and the ability to be repeated during follow-up. Liver stiffness measurement is the NIT with more scientific evidence. NITs have demonstrated to be useful to detect not only liver fibrosis but also the presence of clinically significant portal hypertension. Moreover, current evidence supports they can also be useful to evaluate the prognosis of patients with chronic liver disease.

Keywords: Compensated advanced chronic liver disease; Liver stiffness; Noninvasive tests; Prognosis; Spleen stiffness; Transient elastography.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure J. Genescà has received consulting fees from Boehringer Ingelheim and speaking fees from Echosens. The rest of the authors declare no conflicts of interest. M. Pons is a recipient of a Juan Rodés grant from Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Spain. The study was partially funded by grant PI21/00,691 from ISCIII and cofunded by the European Union (ERDF/ESF, “Investing in your future”). CIBERehd is supported by ISCIII.

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