Open AccessOsteopontin: A non-invasive parameter of portal hypertension and prognostic marker of cirrhosis
Author(s) -
Radan Brůha,
M Jáchymová,
J Petrtýl,
Karel Dvořák,
Martin Leníček,
Petr Urbánek,
T Švestka,
Libor Vı́tek
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v22.i12.3441
Subject(s) - osteopontin , medicine , portal venous pressure , gastroenterology , cirrhosis , portal hypertension , odds ratio , confidence interval
To investigate the relationship between osteopontin plasma concentrations and the severity of portal hypertension and to assess osteopontin prognostic value.