ALTA is a multicenter consortium focused on the management of portal hypertension. ALTA TIPS is a longitudinal observational study of patients who are undergoing transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) placement. ALTA will create a database that will provide clinical parameters and outcomes of patients undergoing TIPS as part of their standard of care in hopes of answering key clinical questions.
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To prospectively collect clinical information on the use and outcomes associated with contemporary real-world practice of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts (TIPS)
Timeframe: up to 5 years
The goals of the ALTA consortium are to answer key clinical questions related to contemporary patterns of TIPS usage as well as clinical outcomes.
Timeframe: up to 5 years
Create a database that will serve to inform and answer clinically related questions about the optimization of TIPS and management.
Timeframe: up to 5 years