Persistence of Clinically Significant Portal Hypertension After Eradication of Hepatitis C Virus in Patients With Advanced Cirrhosis

Abstract
This prospective study of 34 patients with HCV cirrhosis (17 HIV positive) with baseline clinically significant portal hypertension (CSPH; HVPG ≥10 mmHg) and SVR after DAA therapy showed that disappearance of CSPH (primary endpoint) is a rare event (6/18 patients; 18%), indicating a persistent risk of clinical progression or death.
Funding Information
  • Instituto de Salud Carlos III (PI14/01094, PI14-01581, PI14CIII/00011)
  • Spanish AIDS Research (RD16/0025/0017, RD16/0025/0018)
  • ISCIII-Subdirección General de Evaluacion and European Funding for Regional Development