Sarcopenia as a novel biomarker for predicting TIPS outcomes in cirrhotic patients with refractory ascites: Mechanisms linking muscle loss, metabolic dysregulation, and portal hemodynamics.

Hepatol Forum · 2026 · PMC12831978 · PMID 41589210

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Second, certain markers and variables used to support mechanistic links—including inflammatory markers such as neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and hemodynamic parameters such as changes in portal pressure gradient—did not reach statistical significance.

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