Young Mook Kim

Non-invasive model predicting clinically-significant portal hypertension in patients with advanced fibrosis

Background and Aims:  Hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) has been established as a predictor for the development of varices, clinical decompensation and death. In the present study, the primary objectives were to determine the diagnostic accuracy of the model developed by using readily‐available data in predicting the presence of significant portal hypertension and esophageal varices.