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Factors not affecting risk of portal hypertensive gastropathy
| Factors not affecting risk of portal hypertensive gastropathy | Ref. |
| Etiology of cirrhosis | [8,28,30] |
| Etiology of non-cirrhotic portal hypertension | [8,14,35,83,108] |
| Alcoholism | [30,42] |
| NSAID use | [42] |
| Use of COX-2 inhibitors | [42] |
| Smoking tobacco | [42] |
| Gastric infection with Helicobacter pylori | [109,110] |
NSAID: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; COX-2: Cyclooxygenase-2.
