Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	35048
Country	China

Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Clinical value of liver and spleen shear wave velocity in predicting the prognosis of patients with portal hypertension
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Yan Zhang, Da-Feng Mao, Mei-Wu Zhang and Xiao-Xiang Fan
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Medical and Health Science and Technology Program of Zhejiang Province 2017KY590
Corresponding Author	Yan Zhang, Department of Interventional Therapy, Second Hospital of Ningbo Municipality, No.52, Yongfeng Road, Haishu District, Ningbo 315010, Zhejiang Province, China. zhangyan@hos_nb.com
Key Words	Liver cirrhosis; Portal hypertension; Liver and spleen shear wave velocity; Acoustic radiation force impulse
Core Tip	Sixty-seven patients with liver cirrhosis with portal hypertension were assessed by acoustic radiation force impulse imaging at different time points after treatment. We found that the portal hypertension was significantly affected by spleen hardness at the 3rd month after treatment [relative risk (RR) = 3.481]. At the 9th month after treatment, the prognosis was affected by liver hardness (RR = 5.241) and spleen hardness (RR = 7.829). ROC analysis revealed that the area under the curve of liver and spleen hardness might be used to predict the prognosis of patients with portal hypertension.
Citation	Zhang Y, Mao DF, Zhang MW, Fan XX. Clinical value of liver and spleen shear wave velocity in predicting the prognosis of patients with portal hypertension. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(45): 8044-8052

Received	2017-06-14 00:14
Peer-Review Started	2017-06-14 00:26
To Make the First Decision	2017-07-13 08:48
Return for Revision	2017-07-17 03:55
Revised	2017-08-30 07:24
Second Decision	2017-09-07 03:42
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2017-09-13 03:11
Articles in Press	2017-09-13 03:11
Publication Fee Transferred	2017-11-03 03:57
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2017-11-15 13:36
Typeset the Manuscript	2017-12-01 02:05

ISSN	1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online)
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