Portal hypertension risk factors
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Eiman Ghaffarpasand, M.D. [2]
Overview
There are no established risk factors for portal hypertension. Cirrhosis as the main cause of portal hypertension has various risk factors. Common risk factors in the development of cirrhosis include intravenous drug use (IVDU), tattooing or piercing in unhygienic condition, needlestick injury, blood transfusion before 1992, viral hepatitis, and unprotected sexual intercourse.
Risk Factors
- There are no established risk factors for portal hypertension. Cirrhosis as the main cause of portal hypertension has various risk factors.
- Common risk factors in the development of cirrhosis include intravenous drug use (IVDU), tattooing or piercing in unhygienic condition, needlestick injury, blood transfusion before 1992, viral hepatitis, and unprotected sexual intercourse.[1]
| Common risk factors | Life style risk factors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intravenous drug use (IVDU) | Tattooing | Piercing | Needlestick injury | Blood transfusion (before 1992) | Prenatal exposure | Unprotected sexual intercourse | Low physical activity | High fat diet | Alcohol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Obesity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hepatitis B | Hepatitis C | Diabetes mellitus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cirrhosis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portal hypertension | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Flores YN, Lang CM, Salmerón J, Bastani R (2012). “Risk factors for liver disease and associated knowledge and practices among Mexican adults in the US and Mexico”. J Community Health. 37 (2): 403–11. doi:10.1007/s10900-011-9457-4. PMID 21877109.
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