| Comparison of Doppler ultrasonography and the hepatic venous pressure gradient in assessing portal hypertension in liver cirrhosis. | |
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PMID: 12653891 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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BACKGROUND AND AIM: This prospective study aimed to determine whether Doppler ultrasonography can represent the hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) as an assessment of the severity of portal hypertension and the response to terlipressin, which reduces the portal pressure in liver cirrhosis. METHODS: The HVPG and the Doppler ultrasonographic parameters, such as the portal venous velocity and the splenic venous velocity, the pulsatility and the resistive index of the hepatic, splenic and renal arteries were measured in 138 patients with liver cirrhosis. The changes in the HVPG and the portal venous velocity after administering terlipressin were evaluated in 43 of the 138 patients. The patients who showed a reduction in the HVPG of more than 20% of the baseline were defined as responders to terlipressin. RESULTS: None of the Doppler ultrasonographic parameters correlated with the HVPG. Both the HVPG (28.0 +/- 19.8%) and the portal venous velocity (29.7 +/- 13.2%) showed a significant reduction after terlipressin administration. However, the portal venous velocity decreased significantly, not only in the responders (31.0 +/- 12.0%) but also in the non-responders (25.2 +/- 16.4%). CONCLUSIONS: Doppler ultrasonography does not represent the HVPG, and is therefore not suitable for replacing HVPG as a means of assessing the severity of portal hypertension and the response to drugs which reduce the portal pressure in liver cirrhosis. |
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Authors:
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Yeun Jong Choi; Soon Koo Baik; Dong Hoon Park; Moon Young Kim; Hyun Soo Kim; Dong Ki Lee; Sang Ok Kwon; Young Ju Kim; Joong Wha Park |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Evaluation Studies; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology Volume: 18 ISSN: 0815-9319 ISO Abbreviation: J. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. Publication Date: 2003 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-03-25 Completed Date: 2003-08-27 Revised Date: 2009-11-19 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8607909 Medline TA: J Gastroenterol Hepatol Country: Australia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 424-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright 2003 Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd |
Affiliation:
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Departments of Internal Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea. |
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Adult Aged Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use Blood Flow Velocity / drug effects, physiology Blood Pressure / drug effects, physiology* Female Hepatic Veins / drug effects, physiopathology*, ultrasonography* Humans Hypertension, Portal / drug therapy, physiopathology*, ultrasonography* Liver Cirrhosis / drug therapy, physiopathology*, ultrasonography* Lypressin / analogs & derivatives*, therapeutic use Male Middle Aged Prospective Studies Pulsatile Flow / drug effects, physiology Reproducibility of Results Severity of Illness Index Ultrasonography, Doppler* Vascular Resistance / drug effects, physiology |
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0/Antihypertensive Agents; 14636-12-5/terlipressin; 50-57-7/Lypressin |
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