Open AccessPredictors of mortality after transjugular portosystemic shunt
Author(s) -
Mona Ascha,
Sami Abuqayyas,
Ibrahim A. Hanouneh,
Laith Alkukhun,
Mark Sands,
Raed A. Dweik,
Adriano R. Tonelli
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
world journal of hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 55
ISSN - 1948-5182
DOI - 10.4254/wjh.v8.i11.520
Subject(s) - medicine , transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt , portal venous pressure , cardiology , hemodynamics , inferior vena cava , portal hypertension , liver disease , pulse pressure , central venous pressure , ejection fraction , blood pressure , surgery , cirrhosis , heart failure , heart rate
To investigate if echocardiographic and hemodynamic determinations obtained at the time of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) can provide prognostic information that will enhance risk stratification of patients.