Patient characteristics
| TIPSS (n=10) | Preascitic cirrhotics (n=10) | |
| Age (y) | 52.2 (3.1) | 48.2 (3.1) |
| Sex (M/F) | 6/4 | 4/6 |
| Aetiology of liver disease | ||
| Alcoholic cirrhosis | 6 | 5 |
| Primary biliary cirrhosis | 3 | 3 |
| HCV/HBV | 1 | 1/1 |
| Child class | ||
| Class A | 5 | 8 |
| Class B | 4 | 2 |
| Class C | 1 | 0 |
| Pugh score | 7.3 (1.1) | 5.6 (0.4)2-150 |
| Portal haemodynamics | ||
| Portal pressure (mm Hg) | 16.7 (0.8) | |
| Wedged hepatic venous pressure | 20.1 (0.5)2-150 | |
| Inferior vena cava pressure | 8.6 (0.6) | 4.1 (0.5)† |
| PPG/HVPG | 8.1 (0.8) | 16 (0.6)† |
| Bilirubin (μmol/l) | 41.2 (6.4) | 21.1 (2.1)‡ |
| Albumin (g/l) | 31.2 (2.1) | 38.1 (3.6)† |
| Prothrombin time (s)2-153 | 16.1 (3.4) | 13.2 (2.9)2-150 |
| Time from TIPSS (mth)/time from first variceal bleed | 3.6 (1.4) | 4.5 (1.1) |
| Heart rate (beats per min) | 76 (4.3) | 84 (5.1) |
| Mean arterial pressure (mm Hg) | 108.2 (5.1) | 112.5 (4.3) |
| Cardiac index (l/min/m2) | 5.1 (0.9) | 3.7 (0.5)2-150 |
| Systemic resistive index (mm Hg/l/min/m2) | 19.1 (2.3) | 27.0 (2.5)2-150 |