Ammonia‐to‐Urea Ratio: A Noninvasive First‐Line Tool for Detecting Clinically Significant Portal Hypertension
Our study suggests that an A-to-U ratio > 1.53 mg/g may serve as a useful noninvasive tool for identifying CSPH, gastroesophageal varices, and portal hypertensive gastropathy in patients with chronic liver disease.
Authors
- Maël Silva Rodriguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6191-7452)
- Vincent Haghnejad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1611-0514)
- Jean‐Louis Guéant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5067-042X)
- Hajar Ouahbi
- Abderrahim Oussalah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9731-4529)
- Françoise Barbé
- J.-P. Bronowicki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1631-500X)
- Alexia Audouy
Institutions
- Inserm (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Nancy (FR)
- Nutrition-Génétique et Exposition aux Risques Environnementaux (FR)
- Université de Lorraine (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JGH Open
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.70273
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.32