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Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Portal Pressure Gradient (PPG) Measurement Guided by Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) in the Therapeutic Algorithm of Patients with Liver Cirrhosis.

The development of Clinical significant PH (CSPH) is a major driver of complications. PPG is the strongest predictor of decompensation . The shortcomings of GPVH measurements and invasiveness has resulted in an area of unmet clinical need. Non-selective beta-blockers (NSBB) have demonstrated efficacy in reducing PH. However, this requires a second invasive procedure, and there is high interindividual variability in the hemodynamic response to NSBB. EUS-guided GPP measurement emerges as a more accurate, accessible and less invasive technique to potentially predict chronic hemodynamic response. The aim of this project is to assess the safety and efficacy of EUS-derived GPP measurement (EUS-GPP) in patients diagnosed with cirrhosis, to assess the acute hemodynamic response through EUS-derived GPP to intravenous propranolol administration in order to determine the patients who would benefit from NSBB treatment in primary prophylaxis to prevent decompensation using a strategy guided by EUS-GPP measurement.