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This document provides information on portal hypertension, including: 1. Portal hypertension is abnormal elevated venous pressure in the portal system, defined as a hepatic venous pressure gradient greater than 5 mm Hg. 2. Portal hypertension in cirrhosis results from an increase in intrahepatic vascular resistance due to scar tissue and regenerative nodules forming from the disease. 3. Consequences of portal hypertension include ascites, esophageal varices, hepatic encephalopathy, and hepatorenal synd
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- Jonnathan Suarez
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- EN