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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Risk Factors

The following are the common risk factors that lead to gastrointestinal varices:

• Thrombocytopenia
• Increasing bilirubin
• Increased international normalized ratio (INR)
• High portal vein pressure
• Large varices
• Red marks on the varices
• Severe cirrhosis or liver failure Continued alcohol use