Portal hypertension
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What is portal hypertension?
Portal hypertension is high blood pressure in the portal vein and associated veins that flow into it. This is often a complication of cirrhosis or hepatic fibrosis.
Common symptoms reported by people with portal hypertension
Treatments taken by people for portal hypertension
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Compare treatments taken by people with portal hypertension
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have portal hypertension through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with portal hypertension? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has portal hypertension on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 12 say portal hypertension is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 1 | |
| 30s | 4 | |
| 40s | 7 | |
| 50s | 13 | |
| 60s | 13 | |
| 70+ | 4 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 2 | |
| 20-29 years | 0 | |
| 30-39 years | 0 | |
| 40-49 years | 1 | |
| 50-59 years | 2 | |
| 60-69 years | 0 | |
| 70+ years | 1 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 15 | |
| Female | 28 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 20 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 0 |