Increase in Free Hepatic Venous Pressure Response to Beta-Blockers Predicts Variceal Bleeding in Cirrhotic Patients

Table 3

Hemodynamic parameters of patients ().

	FHVP decreased or unchanged ()	FHVP increased ()	value	Responders ()	Nonresponders ()	value
Baseline WHVP^1 (mmHg)			0.057			0.942
Baseline FHVP^2 (mmHg)			<0.001			0.687
Baseline HVPG^3 (mmHg)			0.032			0.716
Baseline RAP^4 (mmHg)			0.004			0.817
Secondary WHVP (mmHg)			0.024			0.001
Secondary FHVP (mmHg)			0.032			0.990
Secondary HVPG (mmHg)			0.348			<0.001
Secondary RAP (mmHg)			0.006			0.611
WHVP decrease value (mmHg)			<0.001			0.001
WHVP decrease percentage (%)			<0.001			0.009
FHVP increase value (mmHg)			<0.001			0.670
FHVP increase percentage (%)			<0.001			0.818
HVPG decrease value (mmHg)			0.251			<0.001
HVPG decrease percentage (%)			0.750			<0.001

¹WHVP: wedged hepatic vein pressure; ²FHVP: free hepatic vein pressure; ³HVPG: hepatic venous pressure gradient; ⁴RAP: right atrial pressure.