{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["9(4)"],"submitter":["Dong G"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Cirrhotic patients with portal vein thrombosis (PVT) may have a high risk of hepatic decompensation and increased mortality. This study aimed to investigate if increased portal vein diameter is associated with PVT development.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 174 cirrhotic patients were enrolled between February 1 and August 31, 2017. All participants were divided into PVT (n=62) and non-PVT (n=112) groups based on the thrombus that was detected by ultrasonography and confirmed by computed tomography angiography (CTA).<h4>Results</h4>The study participants, aged 54.7±10.5 years (PVT) and 55.8±11.6 years (non-PVT), were included in this analysis. The Child-Pugh score of PVT or non-PVT was 6.6±1.3 and 5.8±0.9, respectively. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the primary etiological agent"],"journal":["Annals of translational medicine"],"pagination":["289"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7944309"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Increased portal vein diameter is predictive of portal vein thrombosis development in patients with liver cirrhosis."],"pmcid":["PMC7944309"],"pubmed_authors":["Dong G","Ding H","Chen SY","Li F","Huang XQ","Zhu YL"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Increased portal vein diameter is predictive of portal vein thrombosis development in patients with liver cirrhosis.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Cirrhotic patients with portal vein thrombosis (PVT) may have a high risk of hepatic decompensation and increased mortality. This study aimed to investigate if increased portal vein diameter is associated with PVT development.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 174 cirrhotic patients were enrolled between February 1 and August 31, 2017. All participants were divided into PVT (n=62) and non-PVT (n=112) groups based on the thrombus that was detected by ultrasonography and confirmed by computed tomography angiography (CTA).<h4>Results</h4>The study participants, aged 54.7±10.5 years (PVT) and 55.8±11.6 years (non-PVT), were included in this analysis. The Child-Pugh score of PVT or non-PVT was 6.6±1.3 and 5.8±0.9, respectively. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the primary etiological agent","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021 Feb","modification":"2025-04-18T15:31:20.801Z","creation":"2025-02-19T01:39:55.079Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC7944309","cross_references":{"pubmed":["33708916"],"doi":["10.21037/atm-20-4912"]}}