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Acute-on-chronic liver failure: a review

Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2014
Luis Eduardo Zamora Nava,1 Jonathan Aguirre Valadez,2 Norberto C Chávez-Tapia,3 Aldo Torre21Department of Endoscopy, 2Department of Gastroenterology, National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán, 3Obesity and ...
Zamora Nava LE, Aguirre Valadez J, Chávez-Tapia NC, Torre A   +3 more
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Galectin-9 as a new biomarker of acute-on-chronic liver failure

Scientific Reports
Galectin-9 (Gal-9) expression in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure and its correlation with prognosis remain unclear. This study investigated the relationship between liver failure prognosis and Gal-9 expression analysis in patients with acute-
Jun Ling, Shaoli You, Weiwei Chen, Xinxin Yang, Yiwen Xv, Bing Zhu   +5 more
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Comparative role of tenofovir versus entecavir for treating patients with hepatitis B virus-related acute on chronic liver failure

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2021
Introduction: The aim of the study was to compare the safety and efficacy of tenofovir versus entecavir for treatment of naive acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF) due to hepatitis B virus (HBV) (ACLF-B).
Sharker M. S. Hossain, Mamun A Mahtab, Dulal C Das, Sheikh M Noor-E-Alam, Ayub A Mamun, Md. Sakirul I Khan, Sheikh M. F. Akbar, Md Zakiur Rahman, Salimur Rahman   +8 more
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Incidence and Short‐Term Prognosis of Acute‐On‐Chronic Liver Failure Defined by Japanese Criteria: A Single‐Center Retrospective Cohort Study From Urban Japan

JGH Open
Background and Aim Acute‐on‐chronic liver failure (ACLF) carries high short‐term mortality, but real‐world evidence under the Japanese ACLF criteria remains limited.
Hidehiro Kamezaki, Terunao Iwanaga, Takahiro Maeda, Junichi Senoo, Sadahisa Ogasawara, Shingo Nakamoto, Naoya Kato   +6 more
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Prognostic value of plasma level of superoxide dismutase in HBV-related acute-on-chronic liver failure

BMC Gastroenterology, 2022
Background Hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic liver failure (HBV-ACLF) is the most prevalent type of ACLF in China. The mortality rate of HBV-ACLF has decreased in recent years due to advances in treatment therapies; however, it is still above 50%
Naijuan Yao, Yajuan He, Yuchao Wu, Fei Wang, Zhen Tian   +4 more
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Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: Recent Concepts [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology, 2015
A proportion of patients hospitalized for an acute complication of cirrhosis are at high risk of short-term death. The term Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) is used to characterize these patients. Until recently there was no evidence-based definition of ACLF.
Richard, Moreau, Rajiv, Jalan, Vicente, Arroyo   +2 more
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Bacterial Infections in End-Stage Liver Disease: Implications for Liver Transplantation

Transplantology
Bacterial infections are a common complication in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis. The complex landscape of cirrhosis, characterized by immune paralysis and an exhausted response to exogenous triggers, explains the higher prevalence of such ...
Alberto Ferrarese, Marco Senzolo, Anna Maria Cattelan, Lolita Sasset, Sara Battistella, Alberto Zanetto, Giacomo Germani, Francesco Paolo Russo, Martina Gambato, Filippo Pelizzaro, Stefania Vio, Domenico Bassi, Umberto Cillo, Patrizia Burra   +13 more
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Plasmin-mediated proteolysis of von Willebrand factor in patients with acute and chronic liver disease

Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Background: In patients with acute and chronic liver disease, von Willebrand factor (VWF) antigen levels are markedly elevated, whereas a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin type 1 motifs, member 13 (ADAMTS13) activity is often reduced.
Hinde El Otmani, Marilena Stamouli, Jelle Adelmeijer, William Bernal, Coen Maas, Vishal C. Patel, Ton Lisman   +6 more
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of Acute on Chronic Liver Failure Patients at Fatmawati General Hospital

The Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Digestive Endoscopy, 2020
Background: Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a syndrome characterized by acute liver decompensation with extrahepatic organ failure in patients with pre-existing liver disease causing high short-term mortality.
Nikko Darnindro, Annela Manurung, Edi Mulyana, Arnold Harahap, Marlina Dewiastuti, Fenandri Fadillah Fedrizal, Mohammad Sadhyo Prabhasworo   +6 more
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IMPACT OF SARCOPENIA ON THE PROGNOSIS OF PATIENTS WITH CIRRHOSIS HOSPITALIZED FOR ACUTE DECOMPENSATION OR ACUTE-ON-CHRONIC LIVER FAILURE [PDF]

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Background: Cirrhosis is a prevalent disease and ranks among the leading causes of death worldwide. Sarcopenia is believed to be associated with a poorer prognosis in patients with cirrhosis.
Leticia Macedo EIFLER, Thaís Rodrigues MOREIRA, João Pedro Pagani POSSEBON, Luis Fernando FERREIRA, Raquel de Freitas JOTZ, Ângelo Z MATTOS   +5 more
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