Portal Hypertension Index

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Portal hypertension is most commonly caused by cirrhosis, a disease in which results from scarring of a liver injury caused by hepatitis, alcohol abuse, or other causes of liver damage. Other causes of portal hypertension include blood clots in the portal vein, blockages of the veins that carry the blood from teh liver to the heart, and a parasitic infection called schistosomiasis.