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HepQuant SHUNT Detects Portal Hypertension in Early Stages of Clinically Compensated Chronic Liver Disease.
Wieland, Amanda; Etzion, Ohad; Ali, Rabab O; Levy, Elliot; Kleiner, David E; Helmke, Steve M; Heller, Theo; Everson, Gregory T.
Affiliation
  • Wieland A; Section of Hepatology, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
  • Etzion O; National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland.
  • Ali RO; National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland.
  • Levy E; National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland.
  • Kleiner DE; Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.
  • Helmke SM; Section of Hepatology, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado; HepQuant LLC, Greenwood Village, Colorado.
  • Heller T; National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland.
  • Everson GT; Section of Hepatology, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado; HepQuant LLC, Greenwood Village, Colorado. Electronic address: greg.everson@hepquant.com.
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol ; 20(4): e890-e894, 2022 04.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33895359
ABSTRACT
Physicians use portal pressure measurements in clinical practice and research but the methods are invasive, can cause complications, and are resource intensive.1-3 Herein we describe preliminary findings of the minimally invasive HepQuant-SHUNT test in the diagnosis of portal hypertension in precirrhotic and compensated cirrhotic patients.
Subject(s)

Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Hypertension, Portal Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Year: 2022 Type: Article

Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Hypertension, Portal Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Year: 2022 Type: Article