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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Application of Hepatic Venous Pressure Gradient to Predict Prognosis in Cirrhotic Patients with a Low Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Score.

Young Chang, Ki Tae Suk, Soung Won Jeong, Jeong-Ju Yoo, Sang Gyune Kim, Young Seok Kim, Sae Hwan Lee, Hong Soo Kim, Seong Hee Kang, Soon Koo Baik and 3 more

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13 authors.

Young ChangInstitute for Digestive Research, Digestive Disease Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul 04401, Korea.
Ki Tae SukInstitute for Liver and Digestive Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon 24252, Korea.
Soung Won JeongInstitute for Digestive Research, Digestive Disease Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul 04401, Korea.
Jeong-Ju YooDepartment of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon 14584, Korea.
Sang Gyune KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon 14584, Korea.
Young Seok KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon 14584, Korea.
Sae Hwan LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan 31151, Korea.
Hong Soo KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan 31151, Korea.
Seong Hee KangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju 26426, Korea.
Soon Koo BaikDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju 26426, Korea.
Dong Joon KimInstitute for Liver and Digestive Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon 24252, Korea.
Moon Young KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju 26426, Korea.
Jae Young JangInstitute for Digestive Research, Digestive Disease Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul 04401, Korea.

Funding

Soonchunhyang University Research Fund
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

methodsThis study retrospectively enrolled 700 cirrhotic patients with a MELD score of less than 20 who underwent hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) measurement. A model named H6C score (= HVPG + 6 × CTP score) to predict overall survival was derived and internal and external validations were conducted with the derivation and validation cohorts.

resultsThe H6C score using the HVPG was developed based on a multivariate Cox regression analysis. The H6C score showed a great predictive power for overall survival with a time-dependent AUC of 0.733, which was superior to that of a MELD of 0.602. In patients with viral etiology, the performance of the H6C score was much improved with a time-dependent AUC of 0.850 and was consistently superior to that of the MELD (0.748). Patients with an H6C score below 45 demonstrated an excellent overall survival with a 5-year survival rate of 91.5%. Whereas, patients with an H6C score above 64 showed a dismal prognosis with a 5-year survival rate of 51.1%. The performance of the H6C score was further verified to be excellent in the validation cohort.

conclusionThis new model using the HVPG provides an excellent predictive power in cirrhotic patients, especially with viral etiology. In patients with H6C above 64, it would be wise to consider early liver transplantation to positively impact long-term survival, even when the MELD score is low.

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HVPGliver transplantationlow-MELD

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PMID33050413
PMCPMC7599657

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