ALB and sarcopenia: In multivariate analysis, factors associated with the development of OHE in patients undergoing pTIPS were previous cardiac disease (p = 0.02) and sarcopenia (p = 0.016), whereas baseline ammonia (p = 0.022), previous cardiac disease (p = 0.009) and albumin (p = 0.018) were associated with OHE occurrence in patients receiving elective TIPS.